PinnedmRNA Folding Mechanisms and Approaches at the Secondary Structure LevelA review of RNA folding tools and an intuitive way to explain Minimum-Free Energy Concepts RNA Energy Dot Plot Intro and Replicate for Folding SoftwareCovid 1912 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedRussian Bridges, Eulerian Circuits, and Genome Assembly?This is my attempt to better explain the intersection of math, bio, and computer science. Most strict examples used for understanding in the article are in Pavel Pevzner and Phillip Compeau’s books, but formatted and expanded upon by me. The intersection of mathematics and biology is really something beautiful to…Bioinformatics30 min read
PinnedWe probably won’t be able to treat the next deadly diseaseHere’s what we need to do to change that — Humans are fragile. That’s not to say that we’re meat sacks waiting to decay and die, but we’re only able to survive the pathogenic conditions of 21st century society thanks to modern day medicine. We’ve come a long way from using charms and bloodletting to help cure countless diseases, but…Artificial Intelligence8 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedUsing CNNs to Diagnose Diabetic RetinopathyComputer vision has transformed the way we look at the world’s most challenging problems (see what I did there, look). Despite having new algorithms and model architectures come up and change the playing field, we still have a long way to go in terms accessibility, efficiency, and accuracy of these…Machine Learning10 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·PinnedThe Goldilocks Zone: Can you Design Neural Networks Just Right?Learn about how you can design specific application-based neural networks in practice. — Deep learning is difficult, to say the least. The plurality of structures and methods for creating neural network architectures are almost exclusive to very selective problems. In most cases, the boilerplate models just won’t cut it, so how do you go about designing the best neural network? The reality is…Machine Learning9 min read
Oct 13, 2021A Holistic Approach to Drug Discovery, Powered by InsitroThis summer, I had the chance to work on the clinical trials space through BenchSci. …Biotechnology11 min read
Published in Artificial Intelligence in Plain English·May 19, 2021Bridging the gap between computers and human emotion.In a time where we are so interconnected, it is baffling that we can be just as alone. I remember feeling alone, and I’m sure we all have at some point in our lives. Everyone in the world has felt incompetent, damaged, or misguided. But in that we also have…Mental Health18 min read
Published in The Startup·Feb 3, 2021Unconventional Leadership from Bob Iger: The Ride of a LifetimeI’ve always looked at Disney as this magical company with a life-like personality. It’s crazy to think that there is a corporation out there that fundamentally changed the way we kids thought about the world and the people we looked up to. …Growth8 min read
Published in The Startup·Dec 28, 2020Transfer Learning with Diabetic Retinopathy DiagnosisWe’re back with CNNs and developing accurate classification models. I recommend you read the last part (and clap it up too) so that you’re familiar with the content, the approach, and dataset that we’re using. To give you a refresher, we designed a CNN to diagnose Diabetic Retinopathy from a…Machine Learning5 min read
Oct 12, 2020AI into the Biological Unknown: Rare Genetic Diseases are about to become less RareWe all wish to be different or unique in our lives, hoping to be seen for our strengths from the rest. However, some of us are born not with rare gifts, but unfortunately with rare diseases. More than 350 million people across the world are living with 1 of the…Aritificial Intelligence15 min read
