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A team at Rice University is the driving force behind the Houston chapter of Biokind Analytics, founded by Alex Han (far right) and Zachre Andrews (second from right).
PHOTOS COURTESY ALEX HAN
Biokind Analytics Student-led group uses data to help health care sector W hen Alex Han was growing up in Korea, he enjoyed learning about volunteering as a data analyst. “I was especially surprised to hear that they do have data stored and collected, but they never had a chance to analyze what they’ve been storing,” Han said. At Rice, Han shared this BY MELISSA ENAJE
Biokind Analytics co-founder Alex Han (left) helps a fellow organization member.
FORMING PARTNERSHIPS In the short time it’s been around, Biokind Analytics has partnered with nonpro ts across the U.S, including:
Today, more than eight university chapters of Biokind exist nation- wide. The Houston chapter has worked with 10 nonpro ts. Analyzing patient information was important for Biokind’s part- nership with Nora’s Home, which serves end-stage organ failure and transplant patients. “Understanding the data we have really helped us frame group pro les of our various constitu- ents, and that helps us be better stewards,” Nora’s Home Develop- ment Assistant Morgan Fuhriman said. “We’re now starting to build into our organization’s strategic plan speci c marketing campaigns that target di erent groups.” By the end of the summer, Han said Biokind Analytics aims to have a total of 18 chapters or universities working with them. “We’re looking forward to the impact we can bring in the upcoming year,” he said.
his cultural and family history through the stories told by his great-grandmother. During their time together, a variety of her experiences were shared with him. Then, the mem- ory sharing took a sharp turn. “The story just kind of stopped because she was going through Alzheimer’s at the time,” Han said. “I didn’t realize what was going on because I was in the fth grade, other than the fact that I knew she was sick.” That experience, Han said, ignited a curiosity that stuck with him into high school. By his senior year, he was already helping with Alzheimer’s Los Angeles during his summer breaks. Once Han was accepted into Rice University in 2020, he began
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
Heroes for Children (Dallas)
discovery with classmate Zachre Andrews, who was on board to help. Together they contacted close to 80 nonpro ts in Texas and the Greater Houston area. They discovered that, while small businesses use data analysis and statistical modeling to boost pro ts and e ciency, health care nonpro ts have been relatively unaccustomed to the shift. The duo saw a way to combine their learned skills from statistics, biochemistry and data science to make a meaningful impact in their communities. Han and Andrews started Biokind Analytics in May 2022, an entirely student-led nonpro t based in Houston.
ALS Association (Houston)
Hope for Three (Fort Bend County)
Breast Cancer Foundation (Virginia)
OneStar Foundation (Houston)
African American Health Coalition (Houston)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (Houston)
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