Members
The Systems and Interactions of Microbiomes Lab (SIM Lab) is an interdisciplinary group spanning computational biology, microbiology, ecology, machine learning, and experimental microbial systems. Our team includes graduate and undergraduate researchers — plus a non-human member who helps keep lab morale high.
Tong Wang
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University. Tong has a wide range of interests in complex biological systems, computational biology, and ecology.
Fei Wang
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological Sciences. Fei studies species–species interactions in the human gut and predicts dietary intake from human gut microbiota composition.
Qiwen (Ena) Chen
Ph.D. Student
Ph.D. student in the Department of Biological Sciences. Ena is interested in predicting phage-bacteria interactions.
Alex Wu
Jocelyn Yang
Seohyun (Sue) Kang
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences.
Pranay Shah
Marble
Non-human Member & Emotional Support
Non-human member and emotional-support teammate of the SIM Lab. Marble helps remind the team to take breaks, stay curious, and enjoy the small things.
Former members
| Name | Role | First position after SIM Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Md Imran Hasan | PULSe PhD rotation student | PhD student in Dr. Peristera Paschou’s lab |
| Damrongrat Siriwanna | Biological Sciences PhD rotation student | PhD student in Dr. Matthew Olson’s lab |