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Rumana (Ru) Rashid, MS1

News Description

Research interest / current research work
Using bioinformatics and multiplexed imaging to develop novel methods for characterizing human disease and harnessing clinically actionable data.

Field of clinical interest
Interventional Radiology Oncology

Undergrad institution
University of Virginia (BS), Harvard University (MBI)

Type of News
Summary

What are your hobbies?
Watercolor painting, photography, board games, eating cheese

Where are you from?
I was born in Bangladesh, grew up in Virginia, and lived in Boston during my gap years. My parents recently moved to Kentucky. I consider all of these places, along with Pittsburgh now, my home(s).

Did you do anything after undergrad before starting MSTP?
I took four gap years -- I did computational oncology research in the Santagata/Sorger labs in Boston, a masters in Biomedical Informatics at Harvard University, and a Venture Incubation Program as founder of a startup

What are you involved with at University of Pittsburgh?

  • REMAP (adaptive clinical trial for COVID treatment)
  • Pitt Challenge Hack-a-thon
  • MSTP Second Look Committee
  • Women in Healthcare