Bio
Specializing in computational biology and machine learning, I am working on understanding the complex relationships that allow living things to adapt to new environments, form emergent structures and behaviors, and behave (semi) intellegently.
At a high level this entails asking: what are the fundamental principles of evolution that allow new behaviors and structures to develop in biological organisms? And, how can we apply these principles to better design synthetic biological systems with traits that benefit humanity and sustainable world?
When not torturing my brain with challenging questions, I enjoy hiking, mountain biking, playing board games, photography, and cooking spicy food.
Education
University of Chicago, PME | Chicago IL
- PhD of Molecular Engineering | 2020 - 2025 (exp.)
Harvard University, Harvard Extension School | Cambridge MA
- Bachelor of Liberal Arts & Sciences, cum laude | 2014 - 2018
- Professional Graduate Certificate in Data Science
- Minors: English & Computer Science
- Honors: Dean’s List Academic Achievment Award
Publications
An evolution-based framework for describing human gut bacteria
BioRxiv | Dec 5, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.04.569969
Concerted changes in the pediatric single-cell intestinal ecosystem before and after anti-TNF blockade
eLife | Sep 22, 2023
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91792.1