computational neuroscience · structural biology · medical ai
somewhere between the
wet lab and a terminal
window, i found my thing.
UW '27. Biochemistry + neuroscience, 3.99 GPA. Three active labs plus an independent medical-AI build, spanning macaque cortex, vascular networks, protein complexes, and facial modeling.
about
I build analysis systems that turn biological data into claims you can trace back to the source.
At UW, I study how cross-orientation responses change across macaque V1 and how CNN weights encode feature selectivity. At Vanderbilt, I benchmark Boltz-2 and matched physics-based relaxation on 257 protein complexes. At Harvard, I connect neural activity to vascular topology and vessel response. Independently, I built Envisage, a 2D rhinoplasty goal-visualization system with a live first-author preprint, and I am extending it into interactive 3D facial modeling.
Earlier work took me through CRISPR and MAPKAPK2 signaling in tuberculosis-infected macrophages, docking and ADMET analysis for MDR-TB, and C++/Python models of neuronal networks. From September 2022 through May 2026, I completed 1,906 clinical hours: 1,623 as a registered medical assistant across cardiology and sleep medicine, plus 283 at Swedish Medical Center through COPE Health Scholars.
Outside research, I provide crisis-text support, volunteer at Recovery Cafe, and run The Overzealous Premed, where I publish direct, practical guidance on coursework, research, applications, and interviews.
I like problems that don't fit in one field. Computation, biology, medicine, engineering. The best work happens at the edges where nobody's looking.
University of Washington · BS Biochemistry/Neuroscience · anticipated June 2027 · coursework through Physical Chemistry
research
three active labs, and one standard across all of them: the computation has to stay connected to the biology.
active / current
Bair Lab · University of Washington
Visual Neuroscience + Mechanistic Interpretability
Analyzing 4,785 ROIs across 28 two-photon fields of macaque V1, while building weight-only decoders across nine CNNs to identify how learned connectivity carries feature selectivity.
XORI first-author manuscript in prep · MechV1 39-test suite
Meiler Lab · Vanderbilt University
Protein Structure + Vaccine Design
Benchmarking Boltz-2 on 257 protein complexes with 2,570 raw predictions, 2,570 matched AMBER relaxations, and 15,420 validated structural metrics; also building stabilization workflows for VEEV and MAYV.
BM5.5 first-author manuscript in prep · alphavirus manuscript in prep
Gu Lab · Harvard Medical School
Neurovascular Biology + Imaging
Reconciled 24 imaging sessions and 2,880 trials, then built graph-aware analyses of how neural-activity intensity and vascular topology shape arterial recruitment; extending 3D smooth-muscle-cell quantification and mouse imaging workflows.
contributing-author cerebrovascular manuscript in prep
previous / foundations
Hawn Lab · University of Washington
Infectious Disease / Immunology
Analyzed phosphoproteomic and MAPKAPK2-regulated signaling in M. tuberculosis-infected human macrophages; performed CRISPR-Cas9 perturbation, RT-qPCR, ELISA, and THP-1 cell culture.
second-author manuscript in prep
Anderson Lab · University of Washington
Computational Drug Development
Combined AutoDock Vina docking and ADMET profiling to identify two lead rifampin alternatives for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
oral presentation · UW Research Symposium
Stiber Lab · University of Washington
Computational Neuroscience
Built C++ and Python workflows for spike-train statistics, burst detection, and small-world analysis of neuronal networks.
C++ simulation · Python analysis
clinical experience
1,906 total clinical hours: 1,623 paid hours as a registered medical assistant, plus 283 hours of hospital service through COPE Health Scholars.
EvergreenHealth · Kirkland, WA
Registered Medical Assistant
jul 2023 - may 2026
Cardiology
Roomed patients, collected vitals, acquired 12-lead EKGs, documented in the EMR, and supported provider workflows.
Sleep Medicine
Coordinated sleep studies, completed patient intake, fitted and set up CPAP equipment, and managed scheduling.
COPE Health Scholars · Swedish Medical Center
COPE Health Scholar
sep 2022 - jun 2023
Hospital Service
Completed hospital-unit rotations, clinical observation, nursing support, and patient transport.
side projects
systems I built end to end: research interfaces, retrieval tools, workflow automation, and the occasional bare-metal detour.
Envisage
2D goal visualization + mask-decomposed evaluation + interactive 3D facial modeling
The 2D system uses FLUX.1-Fill, depth ControlNet, thin-plate-spline warping, hard masking, and 24 anatomy-grounded presets to visualize a rhinoplasty goal from one frontal photo. SurgicalScore measures the localized edit instead of copied full-face pixels. The 3D extension converts photographs into rotatable meshes, maps rhinoplasty regions with MediaPipe, and supports browser-based mesh interaction through trimesh, FastAPI, and Three.js.
Scope: A pre-consult goal-visualization and modeling system, not a patient-specific outcome predictor.
ICT God
full-stack trading journal
Next.js 14 app with Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL, and server components. Full trade lifecycle: log entries with ICT methodology tags, attach screenshots, journal session psychology, and review performance analytics. Custom session replay lets you walk through trade sequences.
Vision: One place to log, review, and learn from every trade.
YouTube Pipeline
automated content production
End-to-end video production pipeline that takes a topic and outputs a publish-ready video. Script generation, text-to-speech with voice cloning, automated B-roll editing, thumbnail generation, and YouTube scheduling. FastAPI backend orchestrates Celery workers for each stage.
Vision: Idea to published video with a single command.
Med Study
medical knowledge retrieval
Retrieval-augmented generation system for medical literature. Ingest clinical papers as PDFs, chunk them semantically, embed into ChromaDB, then query with natural language. Hybrid search with cross-encoder reranking and grounded answer generation with source citations.
Vision: Ask a question, get the paper and page number.
Rusty OS
bare-metal x86_64 kernel
Writing an operating system from scratch in Rust. Custom bootloader, VGA text mode driver, IDT-based interrupt handling, PS/2 keyboard driver, and physical memory management. No standard library, no runtime, no libc. Currently implementing a heap allocator and async executor for cooperative multitasking.
Vision: Understand computing from the metal up.
leadership & service
leadership
The Overzealous Premed
Publish educational videos and mentor students on coursework, research, applications, and interviews. The point is to separate what actually matters from the noise and make the path less opaque for the next person.
volunteering
Crisis Text Line Counselor
Provide real-time text support through active listening, risk assessment, collaborative problem-solving, and de-escalation. Connection first, then the next useful question.
Recovery Cafe Volunteer
Serve meals and build consistent community with people navigating addiction recovery, mental-health challenges, and homelessness.
publications & presentations
one first-author preprint live, seven manuscripts in preparation, and work presented at SfN, WANPRC, UW, and Vanderbilt.
Analysis of Cross-Orientation Responses as a Function of Depth in Macaque Primary Visual Cortex. Mudit Agarwal et al.; first author. Code ↗
Spatial Patterns Across Macaque Primary Visual Cortex. Gaku Hatanaka, Mudit Agarwal, et al.; second author.
Benchmarking Boltz-2 Prediction and AMBER Relaxation on BM5.5 Protein Complexes. First author. Code ↗
Envisage 3D: Interactive Facial Scanning and Rhinoplasty Modeling. First author.
Cerebrovascular Responses to Visual Stimulation Are Spatially Tuned by Neural Activity Intensity and Vascular Topology. Contributing author.
Alphavirus Stabilization for Vaccine Design. Contributing author.
MAPKAPK2-Regulated Responses in Macrophage Tuberculosis Infection. Second author.
Envisage: Diffusion-Based Rhinoplasty Goal Visualization with Mask-Decomposed Evaluation. First-author preprint with Amit D. Bhrany, MD. arXiv:2606.28628.
nov 2025 - may 2026 bair labCross-Orientation Suppression Across Cortical Depth in Macaque V1. Poster, Society for Neuroscience; oral and poster, WANPRC; oral, UW Research Symposium.
aug 2025 meiler labIn Silico Design of Prefusion-Stabilizing Mutations in Alphavirus Envelope Glycoproteins. Oral presentation, Vanderbilt VICB Symposium.
dec 2024 anderson labExamining Alternatives to Rifampin in MDR-Tuberculosis. Oral presentation, UW Research Symposium.
tools i actually use
languages
frameworks
analysis
computational biology
systems + local ai
laboratory
certifications
mentorship & contact
mentorship
The premed process felt way harder than it needed to be. Not because the material is impossible. Because nobody tells you what actually matters vs what's just noise.
I run 1-on-1 mentorship for pre-med students. MCAT strategy, application walkthroughs, personal statement feedback, school list building, interview prep, and the "what should I even be doing right now?" conversations.
Whether you're a freshman trying to figure out what research even means, a junior panicking about your personal statement, or someone who just needs to hear that it's normal to feel behind, I've probably been there.
Interested in mentorship, research collaboration, or just want to say what's up?
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