Group Members
Principal Investigator
Hyun-Seob Song
- Associate Professor
- Biological Systems Engineering (Bio)
- Food Science and Technology (Bio)
- Nebraska Food for Health Center (Bio)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Manokaran Veeramani
- Postdoctoral Res. Assoc., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Since November 2022
- Ph.D., 2022, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
- M.Tech., 2016, Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India
- B.Tech., 2013, Chemical Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, India
Hugh McCullough
- Postdocral Res. Assoc., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Since August 2023
- PhD, 2023, Complex Biosystems (CBIO) Program, Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
- B.A., 2018, Biomedical Laboratory Science, Michigan State University
Graduate Students
Ph.D. Program
Aimee Kessell
- PhD Program in Complex Biosystems (CBIO) Since Fall 2017
- M.S., 2014, Mathematics, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- B.A., 2012, Biotechnology, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Steve Zhang
- PhD Program in Complex Biosystems (CBIO) Since Fall 2021
- B.A., 2021, Biology with Specialization in Bioinformatics, University of California, San Diego
Mahsa Mohammadi
- PhD Program in Complex Biosystems (CBIO) Since Fall 2022
- B.A., 2021, Biotechnology, University of Tehran, Iran
Sanjog Kharel
- PhD Program in Biological Systems Engineering Since Fall 2023
- B.A., 2020, Central Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
CBIO lab rotations
Interns
Toko Hisano
- Joined the group in June 2023
- Master Course in Biological Sciences at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Kiera Chan
- Joined the group in August 2022 first time (as a K-12 trainee)
- Summer internship in July and August 2023
- Senior at Staten Island Technical High School
Alumni
Postdocs
| Name | Period | Research topic | Affiliation |
| Firnaaz Ahamed | Feb 2021 - Aug 2023 | Multiple projects in collaboration with PNNL's Soil Microbiome and River Corridor SFAs | Assistant Professor at Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia |
| Soo Hyun Park | Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 | Analysis of soli microbiome response to rewetting perturbations | Reserach Professor at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea |
| Rauf Ab Shah | May - Nov 2021 | Analysis of viral-encoded auxiliary metabolic genes | Research Scientist at UNMC, Omaha, NE |
| Jahangeer | Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 | Omics integration with metabolic network models | Research Scientist at IIT Roorkee, India |
PhDs
| Name | Period | Research topic | Affiliation |
| Hugh McCullough | Fall 2018 - Summer 2023 | Glycan-Mediated Context Dependency: Influence of Carbohydrate Composition and Mucin-Coated Surfaces On Community Structure and Metacommunity Stability | Postdoc at UNL |
Masters
| Name | Period | Research topic | Affiliation |
| Naeun Lee | Spring 2021 - Spring 2023 | Metabolic Network Modeling to Unravel the Impact of Copper Deficiency and High fat Diet on Liver Metabolism | LanzaTech in Chicago, IL |
| Michael Israel | Spring - Fall 2022 | Cybernetic Modeling of Microorganism Growth on Multiple Substrates | Industry in Omaha, NE |
Internship
- Yoan Ghaffer, Aix-Marseille University in France, June 2023 to August 2023, Topic: Residents' Impact on the Indoor Environment
- Huisun Eom, Pusan University, March 2023 to July 2023, Topic: Modeling of Biological and Educational Data using SINDy
- Ayeon Park, Chungnam University in Korea, November 2022 to May 2023, Topic: Android Apps for Simulating Microbial Growth and Interactions
- Haetsal Kim, Chunbuk University in Korea, November 2021 to January 2021 (Online), Topic: Cybernetic Modeling of Microbial Growth on Multiple Substrates
- Steve Zhang, University of California, San Diego, November 2020 to July 2021, Topic: Data-driven Modeling of Microbial Inactivation in Food
- Naeun Lee, Ajou University in Korea, March to September 2020, Topic: Machine Learning for Microbiome Data Classification
CBIO Lab Rotation
- Michael Israel (Fall 2021), Application of Cybernetic Modeling Using AUMIC
- Aimee Kessell (Fall 2019), Flux Balance Analysis of E. coli Metabolism
- Michael Tross (Fall 2019), Flux Balance Analysis of E. coli Metabolism
Undergraduate Research
- Bingjun Zhu (Food Science and Technology, Fall 2020), Review of Thermal Inactivation Modeling
- Huidong Xu (Through 3+1 Program in Food Science and Technology, Spring 2020), Cybernetic Modeling of Microbial Growth on Multiple Substrates