Cameron Roots
ORISE RPP Postdoc Fellow at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Peoria, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolCameron Roots is an interdisciplinary biologist and ORISE RPP Postdoc Fellow with eight years of experience bridging molecular biology, computational analysis, and lab automation. His PhD work at UT Austin explored the interface of synthetic and evolutionary biology, focusing on cryptic gene expression, and he has led projects in phage engineering, mitochondrial genetics, and yeast metabolic engineering. Cameron has a strong track record of building reproducible software and pipelines—one tool he developed has over 11,000 downloads—and he pairs wet-lab expertise with high-throughput cloning, microplate assays, and HPC-enabled genotyping analysis. He also brings practical engineering creativity, having used CAD and 3D printing to improve Drosophila assays, and has mentored students across iGEM and university teams. Passionate about sustainable innovation, he aims to translate synthetic biology research into scalable, responsible technologies.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor’s Degree Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of WashingtonOlympic CollegePost-Baccalaureate Certificate, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate at National Institutes of HealthGraduate Archer Fellowship Program, Graduate Archer Fellowship Program at The University of Texas at DallasDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin
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Github Skills (120)
hugo-theme10
hugo10
package-management10
reload10
bacteria10
forestry10
r10
bioconda10
open-science10
netlify10
jupyter10
conda10
rates10
rmarkdown10
roamresearch10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
barricklab/ostir
Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
Software for predicting translation initiation rates in bacteria
Contributions:8 releases, 2 reviews, 95 commits in 2 years 6 months
nlpbioengineeringbacteriaratestranslation
barricklab/RhoTermPredict
Jul 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:4 releases, 12 pushes, 3 tags in 2 years 6 months
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