Dr. Abedi obtained her PhD in Computer Engineering and her MSc in Bioinformatics both from the University of Memphis. In addition, she has MSc in Cellular Molecular Medicine and BASc in Computer Engineering as well as BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Ottawa. She joined Virginia Bioinformatics Institute in 2014 as a Research Assistant Professor. Her research interests are to use tools and techniques from engineering and mathematics to better understand biological systems.