From 2c538186cd6a8286c19f18ee570878cef9ebcad7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HM Rando Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 10:21:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] update alumnae --- _members/Zihan_Lyu.md | 4 ++-- _members/hildana_shiferaw.md | 4 ++-- _members/xinran_bi.md | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md b/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md index 48e342d..f795da3 100644 --- a/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md +++ b/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Zihan Lyu '25 image: images/ZihanLyu.jpg description: Undergraduate Researcher -role: undergrad +role: alum aliases: - Zihan Lyu links: @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zihan-lyu/ --- -I am a senior at Smith College, double majoring in Computer Science and Neuroscience. I plan to pursue further education and apply my skills in medical technology, focusing on rehabilitation and neural interfaces. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, crocheting, and ceramics. +Zihan graduated from Smith College in 2025 with a double major in Computer Science and Neuroscience. She is now pursuing her interest in medical technology, focusing on rehabilitation and neural interfaces, at the graduate level: she is now pursuing an M.S. in Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on sensory feedback and functional restoration in upper-limb amputations in the [Neuroengineering and Biomedical Instrumentation Lab led by Prof. Nitish Thakor](https://neuroengineering.bme.jhu.edu/people). In her free time, she enjoys cooking, crocheting, and ceramics. diff --git a/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md b/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md index 15eb801..63846a7 100644 --- a/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md +++ b/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Hildana Shiferaw '25 image: images/hildana_shiferaw.jpg description: Undergraduate Researcher -role: undergrad +role: alum links: --- - +Hildana graduate from Smith in 2025 with B.A. in Biological Sciences and a B.S. in Engineering Science. She completed the VBIL's first honors thesis, where she assessed the viability of miRNA markers for assessing ovarian cancer risk, with the goal of developing point of care diagnostic testing. After graduating from Smith, she went on to pursue a [Ph.D. in Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics at Yale University](https://cbb.yale.edu/students). diff --git a/_members/xinran_bi.md b/_members/xinran_bi.md index 6760556..e129251 100644 --- a/_members/xinran_bi.md +++ b/_members/xinran_bi.md @@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ links: --- Xinran completed majors in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science as a 2024J graduate. Her current research interest lies in the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedicine. She is originally from Shanghai, China. Outside of academics, she enjoys listening to audio books, learning languages, and cooking. + +After graduating from Smith, Xinran continued her work in bioinformatics while pursuing an [M.S. in Computer Science](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/people/grad) in the [Pritykin Lab at Princeton University](https://pritykinlab.github.io/). From 13bcf9f919b1fda868bba69ab6a25518c1c1b110 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rando2 Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:27:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Update citations --- _data/citations.yaml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/citations.yaml b/_data/citations.yaml index a490099..7d913f5 100644 --- a/_data/citations.yaml +++ b/_data/citations.yaml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ - Nicholas R. Howe - Halie M. Rando publisher: American Journal of Veterinary Research - date: '2025-02-21' + date: '2025-03-01' link: https://doi.org/g85s7s type: journal paper tags: @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ - Anupam Sule - Umit Topaloglu - Melissa A. Haendel - publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory + publisher: openRxiv date: '2021-03-26' link: https://doi.org/gjk3ng image: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8975841/112666874-013a3400-8e33-11eb-9be9-5c74f3e397ea.png From 8e73d4b609e18b9106cf198332624cdbcd79547c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HM Rando Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 13:46:08 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Tseegi graduation info --- _members/TseegiNyamdorj.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md b/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md index bbbe0e9..58a00ac 100644 --- a/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md +++ b/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name: Tseegi Nyamdorj '25 image: images/TseegiNyamdorj.png description: Undergraduate Researcher -role: undergrad +role: alum links: email: tnyamdorj@smith.edu --- -Tseegi is a senior at Smith college double-majoring in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science. Post-graduation, she aims to practice machine learning, NLP, and AI, potentially contributing her expertise to NGOs and/or small businesses. In her downtime, she loves crocheting, watching movies, walking in the woods, and volunteering at local organizations. \ No newline at end of file +Tseegi graduated from Smith College in 2025 with a double major in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science. Post-graduation, she joined [MotherDuck](https://motherduck.com) as a Technical Support Engineer. In her downtime, she loves crocheting, watching movies, walking in the woods, and volunteering at local organizations. From 53ea9b3229af05b9f91fd4fe51cee68635c3c700 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HM Rando Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:54:50 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Update hildana_shiferaw.md --- _members/hildana_shiferaw.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md b/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md index 63846a7..d41a6d9 100644 --- a/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md +++ b/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ --- name: Hildana Shiferaw '25 image: images/hildana_shiferaw.jpg -description: Undergraduate Researcher -role: alum +description: Honors Thesis Student & McKinley Fellow +role: undergrad +group: alum links: --- Hildana graduate from Smith in 2025 with B.A. in Biological Sciences and a B.S. in Engineering Science. She completed the VBIL's first honors thesis, where she assessed the viability of miRNA markers for assessing ovarian cancer risk, with the goal of developing point of care diagnostic testing. After graduating from Smith, she went on to pursue a [Ph.D. in Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics at Yale University](https://cbb.yale.edu/students). From 100770b4b2ebbda4fadb94f14df8fcc581eab24b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HM Rando Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:55:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Update TseegiNyamdorj.md --- _members/TseegiNyamdorj.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md b/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md index 58a00ac..70a6391 100644 --- a/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md +++ b/_members/TseegiNyamdorj.md @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Tseegi Nyamdorj '25 image: images/TseegiNyamdorj.png description: Undergraduate Researcher -role: alum +role: undergrad +group: alum links: email: tnyamdorj@smith.edu From 4534027553b8dbc3ef62bf0e8fc27d72b4840f64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HM Rando Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:55:34 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Update Zihan_Lyu.md --- _members/Zihan_Lyu.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md b/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md index f795da3..f98bd07 100644 --- a/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md +++ b/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Zihan Lyu '25 image: images/ZihanLyu.jpg description: Undergraduate Researcher -role: alum +role: undergrad +group: alum aliases: - Zihan Lyu links: From 4a72e52bb1a6050d2d8e757959706f54d1d4f885 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HM Rando Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:58:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Update ray_qin.md --- _members/ray_qin.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/_members/ray_qin.md b/_members/ray_qin.md index ae70348..878e0de 100644 --- a/_members/ray_qin.md +++ b/_members/ray_qin.md @@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ name: Ray Qin '25 image: images/RayQin.jpg description: Undergraduate Researcher role: undergrad +group: alum links: email: rqin@smith.edu + linkedin: ruize-qin-0b664023b --- +Ray graduated from Smith in 2025 with a double major in computer science and biology, along with fulfilling the pre-vet requirements. After Smith, Ray has been working in the veterinary medicine and biomedical research, first as a veterinary assistant, then as an Animal Care Intern at the Southwick Zoo, and now as a research tech at Charles River Laboratories!