Introducing #dukeeventbuddy
Since 2022
Our team
Miko Liu
Miko Liu is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBB) program under the School of Medicine. She works in Dr. Simon Gregory’s lab, where her research focus is to develop computational tools to analyze gene expression data to understand the microenvironments of brain tumor and other diseases. She received her B.S. in Bioinformatics from UC San Diego in 2019. In her free time, she enjoys dancing and playing musical instruments. After graduating from Duke, she aspires to apply her science background and leadership skills to work in a biotech consulting firm.
Anna Tupetz,
P.T., D.P.T., M.Sc.
Anna Tupetz is a Postdoctoral Associate within the Division of Emergency Medicine and the Duke Global Emergency Medicine Innovation and Implementation (GEMINI) Research Center. Anna completed her Physical Therapy degree in the Netherlands and obtained her M.Sc. in Global Health at Duke Global Health Institute. Her research focuses on the challenges and factors impacting access to quality care from the patient as well as provider side, with special attention on mixed methods and implementation science designs. She also works clinically as an acute care Physical Therapist. During her free time, she enjoys the outdoors, hiking, cycling, and camping.
Hanna Varga
Hanna Varga is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering. As a member of the Wiesner lab, she studies physico-chemical interactions between particles and surfaces, with a particular focus on solar panel soiling. She holds a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Duke and a B.A. in Chemistry from Lewis & Clark College. At Duke, she is a member of a Bass Connections team, the Bass Connections Student Advisory Council and the DEVELPMNT 2022 cohort. She is an artist and an amateur photographer and spends most of her free time exploring the wild or drawing, writing, reading, and learning languages.
Joseph Frank
Joseph Frank obtained a B.S. from Creighton University in 2021, where he developed a passion for regenerative biology. His research focused on identifying small molecules that can convert non-sensory cells to cochlear hair cells in an effort to restore hearing in adult mammals. Joseph arrived in Durham in the fall of 2021 and is currently a 1st-year Ph.D. student in the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology program, aiming to explore regeneration in various tissues. Outside of science, Joseph is a percussionist in Duke University Wind Symphony, enjoys outdoor activities, and takes care of his pet parrots.
