Brahm Yachnin
Associate Director, Research
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrahm Yachnin is an Associate Director of Research with 15 years in biomedical research and a strong track record leading multidisciplinary projects at the intersection of structural biology, enzymology, and computational protein design. He combines deep hands-on expertise in X-ray crystallography, SAXS, Rosetta-based design, directed evolution, and high-throughput assays with practical skills in library design and protein purification. At Visterra he progressed rapidly from Scientist to Associate Director, translating academic training—PhD from McGill and postdoctoral work at Rutgers—into industry-facing protein engineering programs. He is a practiced mentor and educator, having led TA roles through graduate training and supervised cross-functional teams in research settings. Brahm’s publication and presentation record reflects clear science communication, while his uncommon pairing of structural enzymology with computational design enables rapid iteration from mechanism to engineered function. Based in Waltham, MA, he thrives on integrating biophysics and computation to solve challenging protein design problems with translational potential.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS Biochemistry at Queen's UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biochemistry at McGill University
English, French
Github Skills (11)
google-colab9
creative-commons9
citations9
css8
protein-design8
bibliography8
rosetta8
csl8
citation7
jupyter-notebook7
sat2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
BYachnin/RScripts
Sep 2016 - Dec 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 28 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 3 months
BYachnin/PymolScripts
Aug 2016 - Sep 2025
Contributions:47 pushes, 2 branches in 9 years 2 months
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