Dr. Andisheh Dadashi

Education / Degrees

• Ph.D., Computer Science, The University of New Mexico (2024)
• M.Sc., Statistics, The University of New Mexico (2016)
• M.Sc., Mathematical Statistics, University of Pune, India (2012)
• B.Sc., Mathematics and Statistics, University of Mazandaran, Iran (2009)

Biography

Andisheh Dadashi is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Statistics, and Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics within the Engineering and Computer Science Division (MECS) at the University of New Mexico-Valencia. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics in Iran, followed by her first Master’s degree in Statistical Mathematics in India. In 2016, Andisheh obtained a second Master’s degree in Statistics from the University of New Mexico (UNM), which marked the beginning of her teaching career as a full-time Visiting Lecturer II at UNM-Gallup. There, she collaborated with the Critical Technology Studies Program (CTSP) from the main campus to recruit and advise students each summer on critical technology and national security-related research.

Andisheh earned her Ph.D. from the Computer Science Department at UNM in May 2024. She is also a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the main campus, working with Dr. Davorka Gulisija in Gulisija's lab. Her research interests include computational biology, genetics, and metabolic networks. Currently, her research focuses on developing theoretical frameworks, computational methods, and statistical tools to uncover the mechanisms of rapid polygenic adaptation in response to environmental changes. This work involves studying how complex traits in organisms can rapidly adjust through genetic changes, enabling adaptation to fluctuating environmental conditions—a crucial area of research given the accelerating impacts of climate change on diverse biological systems.

Selected Publications

Dadashi, Andisheh, and Derek Martinez. "Flux Balance Network Expansion Predicts Stage-Specific Human Peri-Implantation Embryo Metabolism." Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (August 2022).

Featured in an episode titled "Unraveling the Mysteries of Human Embryo Metabolism: Insights from Computational Models" on SciPod Audio Book (August 2024)

Professional Organizations

The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus
The University of New Mexico-Main Campus