Summary
Christian Gonzalez is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis with 12 years of hands-on experience spanning wet-lab biomechanics and computational ML. His research focuses on type 2 diabetes and intervertebral disc biology, combining organ/tissue culture, mechanical testing, and proteomics with advanced image analysis and neural network design. He is fluent in Python, C++, R, MATLAB, Java, and Lua and leverages TensorFlow, PyTorch, and OpenCV to build research tools and automate data pipelines. As founder and former CEO of Cellular Analysis Technologies and a longtime STEM tutor, he blends entrepreneurial product sense with a talent for translating complex concepts into teachable workflows. He also writes NIH grant proposals and designs reproducible study protocols, demonstrating both scientific rigor and practical impact. Based in Missouri, he uniquely bridges bench science and AI-driven analytics to accelerate biomedical discovery.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
High School, N/A, High School, N/A at Jesuit High School of New Orleans