Alumni Profiles

Ariella Sasson

  • Program Years: 2006-2010
  • Academic Institution: Rutgers University
  • Field of Study: Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics
  • Academic Advisor: Anirvan Sengupta
  • Practicum(s):
    Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2007)
  • Degree(s):
    Ph.D. Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Rutgers University, 2010
    B.A. Mathematics, Biomathematics & Computer Science, Rutgers College, Rutgers University, 2001

Current Status

  • Status: Research Investigator II, Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Research Area: Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Publications

A publication based on my work during my practicum at Sandia in Albuquerque:
W. Michael Brown, Ariella Sasson, Donald R. Bellew, Lucy A. Hunsaker, Shawn Martin, Andrei Leitao, Lorraine M. Deck, David L. Vander Jagt, Tudor I. Oprea. "Efficient Calculation of Molecular Properties from Simulation Using Kernel Molecular Dynamics." Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2008 48 (8), 1626-1637.

Sasson A, Michael TP. "Filtering error from SOLiD Output." Bioinformatics 2010 Mar 15 26(6), 849-50.

Awards

Graduate School Fellowship - 2004-2005
BioMaPS Institute Scholars Award - 2004-2005

Graduated from Rutgers College with High Honors - January 2001
Graduated from the Rutgers College General Honors Program - January 2001

Participated in the Karyn Kupcinet International Science School at Weizmann Institute, Israel. Summer 1999

Member of Phi Eta Sigma, The Golden Key Honors Society, and Phi Beta Kappa

Recipient of Rutgers College Merit Scholarship and Garden State Scholarship

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