About Me

🌱 Introduction

Welcome to my personal academic space! I am a PhD candidate with a passion for data-driven approaches to genome mining and natural product discovery. My research sits at the exciting intersection of 🧬 computational biology, 🖥️ bioinformatics, and 🤖 machine learning, where I leverage modern tools, such as protein language models, to uncover novel bioactive compounds from microbial genomes.

🔬 Research Focus

My primary focus is on natural product discovery 🌿, a field dedicated to identifying and characterizing small molecules from living organisms that can serve as drug leads, antibiotics, or other bioactive agents. Specifically, I employ data-driven genome mining techniques to extract meaningful insights from microbial genomes, which are often rich but underexplored reservoirs of chemical diversity.

Additionally, I explore protein language models (PLMs) 📊, a rapidly advancing class of models inspired by natural language processing. These models have shown promise in predicting protein function, understanding protein-protein interactions, and identifying cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters that may encode valuable natural products. My work aims to push the boundaries of PLMs’ capabilities in biological applications.

🛠️ Skills and Expertise

• Bioinformatics 🧬: Extensive experience in genome mining, sequence analysis, and annotation pipelines.
• Machine Learning 🤖: Application of supervised and unsupervised learning methods in biological datasets.
• Protein Language Models 🧠: Usage and fine-tuning of transformer-based models for protein-related predictions.
• Natural Product Discovery 🌿: Familiarity with biosynthetic pathways, gene cluster detection, and secondary metabolites.

🎓 Academic Journey

Throughout my academic journey, I have remained deeply committed to interdisciplinary research 🧑‍🔬. By combining biological insights with computational tools, I aim to make meaningful contributions to the discovery of new natural products that may address pressing challenges, such as antibiotic resistance 🦠 and novel drug development 💊.

📬 Contact

Feel free to connect with me via email. I am always open to collaborative projects, new research ideas, and exciting conversations in the fields of computational biology 🧑‍🔬 and natural products 🌱!

Thank you for visiting my website. I look forward to sharing more of my research journey with you! 🚀

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🌊 From River to the Sea 🕊️