Katarzyna M. Tyc

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Public Health and a Faculty member in the Bioinformatics Shared Resource Core at the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. My research centers on developing and applying innovative computational methods to dissect complex biological systems, integrating high-dimensional biological data with clinical understanding. My work spans areas such as spatial biology, host-microbe interactions, cancer genomics and person-specific health outcomes, and human genetics.

I am always open to discussing potential collaborations with investigators across the medical and life sciences campuses and encourage students interested in internships or graduate research opportunities to reach out.

Please explore the site to learn more about my specific research projects, publications, and how we might work together.

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Apr 02, 2026 :seedling: Another student achievement to celebrate! :sparkles: We are proud to share that Yasin Shams has earned a spot in the University of Virginia Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP) sponsored by the American Heart Association-funded SURE-CV program! Through this opportunity, he will use modern genomics and bioinformatics tools to study the genetic drivers of cardiovascular disease while pursuing a passion for medicine :stethoscope: :hospital: Congratulations on this outstanding accomplishment—we are excited to see where this journey leads :tada:
Mar 16, 2026 :seedling: Our team member is being recognized! :sparkles: We are excited to share that Sameen S. Hossain has been accepted into the Massey CURE program! She will be diving into experimental research to gain hands-on wet-lab experience that complements her strong computational expertise :microscope: :test_tube: Congratulations to her on this well-deserved opportunity—we wish her continued success in this exciting next step :tada:
Nov 24, 2025 :page_facing_up: New publication from our team! :sparkles: We are pleased to share that our latest paper, “Butyrate prevents chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicity and microbial dysbiosis,” has been published in Scientific Reports (2026, Volume 16, Article 785). Congratulations to Cheatham SM, Rehman Z, Arastonejad M, Kane R, Ahmad N, Luffman N, Harada H, Zhang Y, Tyc KM, Gewirtz DA, and Akbarali HI on this exciting contribution to understanding strategies to mitigate chemotherapy-associated gastrointestinal toxicity and microbiome disruption :microscope: :test_tube: Click here to read the full article