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Hosna Jabbari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Holding both a Master's and a Doctorate in Computer Science specializing in Bioinformatics from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Victoria, she combines a strong academic background with extensive research experience. Dr. Jabbari serves as the Director of the Computational Biology Research Analytics Laboratory (COBRA Lab), focusing on the mechanisms underlying human diseases through a transcriptomic lens. Her research encompasses RNA bioinformatics, computational biology, and RNA therapy, emphasizing interactions crucial to disease progression and therapeutic development. Her work includes numerous RNA structure prediction studies and functional characterizations across various cancer types. Dr. Jabbari plays a pivotal role in developing novel diagnostics and RNA therapeutics, employing data science and machine learning techniques. She actively participates in teaching bioinformatics courses, including a new design and analysis bioinformatics algorithms course. Passionate about mentoring students, she welcomes enthusiastic candidates for Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions within her team, aiming to expand research collaborations and further advance the field of computational biology.
University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB
Teaching and researching in Biomedical Engineering, focusing on RNA bioinformatics and computational biology.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management