Charlton Callender
Consultant at World Health Organization (WHO)
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolCharlton Callender is a consultant at the World Health Organization with 11 years of experience applying computational and statistical methods to public health and scientific problems. Previously a research scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, he specialized in small-area health estimation to inform local policy and program decisions. He holds an MPH in Global Health: Health Metrics and Evaluation and a dual bachelor’s in Microbiology and Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington, blending quantitative rigor with domain knowledge. Based in Tokyo, Charlton bridges international institutions and local health needs, often turning complex demographic data into actionable insights. An early-career researcher turned practitioner, he brings hands-on modeling experience across academic and global health organizations, and a knack for making granular estimates that policymakers can use.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Public Health - MPH, Global Health: Health Metrics and Evaluation, Master of Public Health - MPH, Global Health: Health Metrics and Evaluation at University of WashingtonHigh School, High School at Shorewood High School
English, Japanese
Github Skills (25)
rethinkdb10
triple9
demography9
bioinformatics9
database9
demographics9
genomics8
phylogenetics8
statistics8
slideshow8
sequence-alignment8
evolution7
protein-structure7
html6
biopython6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
blab/stability
Jun 2015 - May 2016
Analysis of stabilizing and destabilizing mutations in influenza evolution
Contributions:105 commits, 39 pushes, 10 branches in 10 months
bioinformaticsmutationsevolutioninfluenza
ihmeuw-demographics/hierarchyUtils
Feb 2020 - Mar 2022
Demographics Related Utility Functions
Contributions:31 reviews, 194 commits, 67 PRs in 2 years 1 month
utility-functionsstatisticsdemographics
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