Omar El Merhebioem@unc.edu
Originally from: Tripoli, Lebanon
Previous institutions: University of Central Florida
Research interests: Computational Biology, Molecular Medicine, Translational Medicine
“Machine learning and deep learning have opened the door to new approaches in personalized medicine, including immunotherapy, drug design, and gene editing. I am interested in utilizing machine learning to help create personalized cancer treatments for patients, either through personalized drug combinations or vaccines, and predict tumor responses to these treatments. With these novel methodologies, I hope to help medicine progress towards the inevitable future model of individualized care and treatment.”