Development of Machine Learning techniques gives accurate medical predictions of the development of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Disclaimer: This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College. Images courtesy of Liz Zhang, MD. Catherine E. Hagen, MD., Luisa Ricaurte Archila, MD. Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease where…
We Are All In This Together: Parkinson’s Disease Meta-Analysis Finds Shared Mutations Across Populations
Are we closer to the truth? Parkinson’s disease variability across populations tells us something about its genetic contributors Disclaimer: This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College. Image courtesy of Marios Politis / AAAS Parkinson’s Disease is the fastest moving neurodegenerative disease that affects 8.5 million people in…
About me: Iasa Hatem
I am Iasa Hatem (Yassa), a sophomore at Davidson College majoring in Genomics and minoring in Neuroscience. On campus I am president of the Davidson International Association, work as an Arabic TA, Spanish student worker, and International Student Programs worker. My passions outside of science include weight lifting, world politics, and European Colonization History. I…


