Veterinary and Biological Informatics Lab Smith College Department of Computer Science

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Use this page for lab updates, student milestones, publications, talks, and other announcements from the VBIL.

2025

Alina Yildirim Selected for the McKinley Honors Fellowship Program

Mentioned: Alina Yildirim '26

Alina Yildirim has been selected for the McKinley Honors Fellowship Program.

We are excited to share that Alina Yildirim has been selected for the McKinley Honors Fellowship Program.

The fellowship will support Alina’s honors thesis work in the VBIL. More information about Smith’s AEMES programs is available here.

Hildana Shiferaw Presents Honors Thesis

Mentioned: Hildana Shiferaw '25

Hildana Shiferaw gave an excellent presentation of her honors thesis on a urine-based screening approach for ovarian cancer.

On Monday, April 28, 2025, Hildana Shiferaw gave an excellent presentation of her honors thesis, “System Design of a Urine-Based Screening Approach for Ovarian Cancer Informed by Computational Identification of miRNAs as Biomarkers.”

2024

Hildana Shiferaw Selected for the McKinley Honors Fellowship Program

Mentioned: Hildana Shiferaw '25

Hildana Shiferaw has been selected for the McKinley Honors Fellowship Program.

We are excited to share that Hildana Shiferaw has been selected for the McKinley Honors Fellowship Program.

The fellowship will support Hildana’s honors thesis work in the VBIL. More information about Smith’s AEMES programs is available here.