Mihaela Pertea, PhD

Dr. Mihaela Pertea serves as an Assistant Professor in the Center for Computational Biology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, bringing expertise earned through her Computer Science PhD from the university's Whiting School of Engineering. Her groundbreaking research in gene finding and genome sequence analysis has produced essential open-source software systems used in annotating crucial species including Plasmodium falciparum, Arabidopsis thaliana, and several others. Her significant impact on the field is reflected in her publications garnering over 16,000 citations, placing her among the top 1% most cited researchers in her field. Beyond research, Dr. Pertea has developed specialized programming courses tailored for graduate students with strong biological backgrounds but limited computer science experience, bridging the gap between biology and computational analysis.