Karolak Lab
Aleksandra (Aleks, Ola) Karolak
Assistant Professor and Member
Education and Positions
2021 – present Assistant Professor and Member, Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Machine Learning, Division of Quantitative Science, Tampa, FL
2019 – 2021 Assistant Research Professor at City of Hope, Division of Mathematical Oncology, Departments of Computational and Quantitative Medicine and Population Sciences, Duarte, CA
2018 – 2019 H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions and Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology postdoctoral fellowship, Genome Data Science, IRB Barcelona, Spain
2015 – 2018 Postdoctoral Researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Integrated Mathematical Oncology, Tampa, FL
2010 – 2015 PhD in Biophysical and Computational Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
1995 – 2000 MSc in Metal-Organic Chemistry, Maxima Cum Laude, Individual Curriculum, Adam Mickiewicz University, Posen, Poland
Katherine Rodriguez
Undergraduate Student
Katherine is an undergraduate senior at the University of South Florida, majoring in biomedical sciences and minoring in aging sciences. As a research trainee in the Machine Learning Department, Katherine is eager to learn by working with Aleksandra Karolak, PhD, and many other renowned researchers. She anticipates that the experience will contribute to her success in investigating the intersections of human biology, microgravity, and machine learning at the graduate level. Katherine also volunteers as a research assistant for the Evans-Nguyen Mass Spectrometry Lab in the Chemistry Department at USF. Outside of her academic and professional pursuits, Katherine is a Tampa native that enjoys reading, exploring downtown, and engaging in on-campus activities.
Education
2018 - 2022 B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, University of South Florida. Currently a 4th year senior with a 3.5 overall GPA
2014 – 2018 High School Diploma, Walter L. Sickles High School. Graduated with honors and a 3.98 GPA