Benjamin Callahan
Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolBenjamin Callahan is an Assistant Professor and interdisciplinary researcher with 12 years of experience applying physics-trained quantitative methods to problems in evolutionary biology, microbiome analytics, and bioinformatics. With a PhD in Physics from UC Santa Barbara and research roles at Stanford, he blends mathematical modeling, algorithm design, and genomic analysis to study adaptation and molecular evolution. He leads experimental and computational projects that bridge theory and data, from simulation and algorithm development to applied microbiome studies. Based in Palo Alto, he brings a rare combination of deep theoretical grounding and practical software experience dating back to early web and embedded development.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Sarah College, Dharamsala, IndiaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics and Math, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics and Math at Iowa State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara
Github Skills (30)
taxonomy10
microbiology10
inference10
microbiome10
meta-analysis10
bioconductor10
sequencing10
phyloseq10
bioinformatics10
qiime10
metagenomics10
r-package9
package-management9
ecology9
conda9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
benjjneb/LRASManuscript
Aug 2018 - Oct 2020
Reproducible Analyses accompanying DADA2 + PacBio Manuscript
Contributions:9 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 2 years 2 months
analysesreproduciblemeta-analysispacbioecology
benjjneb/DecontamManuscript
Jul 2018 - Jun 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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