Computational biology research, mathematical modeling & software development
I’m an experienced software engineer with a background in applied mathematics & computer science focused on biological applications. In addition to computational modeling, I also have synthetic biology wet lab training in the basic fundamentals. I’m currently based in Berlin 🇩🇪 but spend some portion of the year in the NYC area 🇺🇸 where I’m from. Reach out on Twitter or LinkedIn if you’d like to collaborate.
📚 Formal education: B.Sc., MIT: Mathematics & Computer Science, [Current] M.Sc., Freie Universität Berlin: Mathematics (thesis at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics)
Current work: PhD research in computational biology at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (Helmholz). Joint project focused on gene regulation in Mittnenzweig and Robson labs.
Global Teaching Assistant for MIT Media Lab’s Synthetic Biology course “How To Grow Almost Anything”, spring semester 2023 & 2024 where we work on projects spanning computational protein design of MS2 phage lysis protein mutants to be synthesized by Twist Biosciences and tested for structural integrity using Nuclera, bioproduction of biopigment (lycopene & beta-carotene expressed in E. coli), lab automation using OpenTrons robots, biosafety & more.
⌛️ Some previous work includes: Master’s thesis research (computational) at MPI for Molecular Genetics in Vingron lab focused on in silico simulation of deep mutational scanning to predict mutation effects on viral proteins, software development at SoundCloud, research at MIT Media Lab (Moca/SanaMobile: telemedicine system deployed in developing countries), Hochschule Darmstadt part-time university lecturer for a machine learning elective, Udacity educator/course developer (CoreML course), and other collaborations with academia (e.g. high energy physics - CERN). Recent freelance projects span Kindred a thoughtful network for home sharing based on reciprocity & trust, computer vision/ML-driven app custom eyewear app Topology eyewear, & on-device audio processing/transcription for Clefer.
🌈 Other interests include various sports (cycling, hiking, skateboarding), funk/disco/techno music, piano, discussing ideas in salons (e.g. InterIntellect), cooking vegetarian food, & more.