Computational Biologist II · Broad Institute

Computational biology, ML/AI engineering, and scientific systems.

At the Broad Institute, I combine functional-genomics and drug-discovery biology with machine-learning methods and scalable analytical systems. Dual training in bioinformatics and toxicology—and earlier regulated preclinical work—keeps mechanism, data integrity, and experimental decisions central to how I build.

MS BioinformaticsUniversity of MichiganMS ToxicologyUniversity of Michigan

Experience

Discovery biology, ML/AI, and scientific systems in practice.

A progression built around the same question: how does complex evidence become a defensible and scalable biological decision?

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Computational Biologist II

June 2024 - Present
  • computational biology
  • ML/AI
  • scientific data systems
  • drug discovery
  • Lead computational development for PROSPECT, analyzing 100K+ small-molecule compounds through screening QC, dose-response modeling, clustering, hit prioritization, and mechanism-of-action inference.
  • Built a 10B+ compound virtual-screening pipeline for MoA inference and candidate prioritization, contributed to selection-algorithm design, and evaluated strategies for scaffold generalization and biological relevance.
  • Developed a deterministic medicinal-chemistry triage system integrating structural liabilities, drug-likeness metrics, applicability-aware ADMET predictions, and TB chemical precedent into a reproducible human-review workflow for final compound selection.
  • Develop quantitative target and mechanism methods, interpret CRISPRi phenotypes, and build provenance-aware biological knowledge systems using graph methods and LLM-assisted workflows.
  • Partner with experimental scientists on assay development and go/no-go decisions; optimized API-driven microbial-genomics workflows across 15M+ sequences and 11+ taxa to reduce diagnostic turnaround by more than two days.

University of Michigan School of Public Health

Bioinformatic Research Associate

Aug 2022 - May 2024
  • RNA-seq
  • DNA methylation
  • toxicology
  • biomarkers
  • Integrated adolescent RNA-seq, cord-blood DNA methylation, and immune-cell estimates to investigate molecular signatures associated with prenatal and concurrent heavy-metal exposure in the ELEMENT cohort.
  • Built automated RNA-seq workflows spanning FASTQ QC, alignment, and count generation, increasing processing speed by 50% while improving reproducibility across the cohort.

Charles River Laboratories Intl.

Surgical Research Technician

May 2021 - June 2022
  • toxicology
  • PK
  • GLP
  • FDA
  • Supported IND-enabling studies by performing pharmacokinetic and toxicology assessments in non-human primates, generating high-integrity data for drug candidates across therapeutic areas under GLP and FDA standards.

Education

Bioinformatics scale with a toxicology and translational lens.

Dual master's training connects computational method development with dose, mechanism, exposure biology, and experimental evidence.

2024

University of Michigan

MS Bioinformatics

Computational medicine, multi-omics integration, statistical modeling, machine learning, and reproducible scientific systems.

2024

University of Michigan

MS Toxicology

Dose response, exposure biology, pharmacology, and mechanism—applied in a multi-omics thesis on heavy-metal exposure.

2021

Calvin University

BS Biological Sciences

Broad biological training strengthened through undergraduate research and the Bernard Klamer Biology Research Fellowship.

Honors & Continuing Training

Recognition and continued ML systems development.

Selected fellowships, scholarships, and current technical training that support the broader scientific and engineering profile.

Honors & scholarships

2023

Selena D. Brown Scholarship

Public Health Students of African Descent · University of Michigan

2022

NSF International Global Scholarship

University of Michigan School of Public Health

2023

Dow Sustainability Fellowship

Graham Sustainability Institute · University of Michigan

MLOps & certifications

2024

Introduction to Human Research Protections

CITI Program · Basic/Refresher