vbilsmith · rando2 · Apr 8, 2026 · Apr 8, 2026
diff --git a/_data/citations.yaml b/_data/citations.yaml
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   - Nicholas R. Howe
   - Halie M. Rando
   publisher: American Journal of Veterinary Research
-  date: '2025-02-21'
+  date: '2025-03-01'
   link: https://doi.org/g85s7s
   type: journal paper
   tags:
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
   - Anupam Sule
   - Umit Topaloglu
   - Melissa A. Haendel
-  publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
+  publisher: openRxiv
   date: '2021-03-26'
   link: https://doi.org/gjk3ng
   image: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8975841/112666874-013a3400-8e33-11eb-9be9-5c74f3e397ea.png

diff --git a/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md b/_members/Zihan_Lyu.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Zihan Lyu '25
 image: images/ZihanLyu.jpg
 description: Undergraduate Researcher
-role: undergrad
+role: alum
 aliases:
   - Zihan Lyu
 links:
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ links:
   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zihan-lyu/
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-I am a senior at Smith College, double majoring in Computer Science and Neuroscience. I plan to pursue further education and apply my skills in medical technology, focusing on rehabilitation and neural interfaces. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, crocheting, and ceramics. 
+Zihan graduated from Smith College in 2025 with a double major in Computer Science and Neuroscience. She is now pursuing her interest in medical technology, focusing on rehabilitation and neural interfaces, at the graduate level: she is now pursuing an M.S. in Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, focusing on sensory feedback and functional restoration in upper-limb amputations in the [Neuroengineering and Biomedical Instrumentation Lab led by Prof. Nitish Thakor](https://neuroengineering.bme.jhu.edu/people). In her free time, she enjoys cooking, crocheting, and ceramics. 
diff --git a/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md b/_members/hildana_shiferaw.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Hildana Shiferaw '25
 image: images/hildana_shiferaw.jpg 
 description: Undergraduate Researcher
-role: undergrad
+role: alum
 links:
 ---
-
+Hildana graduate from Smith in 2025 with B.A. in Biological Sciences and a B.S. in Engineering Science. She completed the VBIL's first honors thesis, where she assessed the viability of miRNA markers for assessing ovarian cancer risk, with the goal of developing point of care diagnostic testing. After graduating from Smith, she went on to pursue a [Ph.D. in  Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics at Yale University](https://cbb.yale.edu/students).
diff --git a/_members/xinran_bi.md b/_members/xinran_bi.md
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 Xinran completed majors in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science as a 2024J graduate. Her current research interest lies in the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedicine. She is originally from Shanghai, China. Outside of academics, she enjoys listening to audio books, learning languages, and cooking.
+
+After graduating from Smith, Xinran continued her work in bioinformatics while pursuing an [M.S. in Computer Science](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/people/grad) in the [Pritykin Lab at Princeton University](https://pritykinlab.github.io/).
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		Xinran completed majors in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Science as a 2024J graduate. Her current research interest lies in the intersection of artificial intelligence and biomedicine. She is originally from Shanghai, China. Outside of academics, she enjoys listening to audio books, learning languages, and cooking.

		After graduating from Smith, Xinran continued her work in bioinformatics while pursuing an [M.S. in Computer Science](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/people/grad) in the [Pritykin Lab at Princeton University](https://pritykinlab.github.io/).