Francisco Huizar
Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Scientist I
Bakersfield, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancisco Huizar is a Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Scientist with nine years of experience applying computational biology, mathematical modeling, and data-driven decision making to drug discovery for genetic and oncology indications. Currently at Simulations Plus after a PhD at Notre Dame, he has built mechanistic QSP models, Gaussian process surrogates in PyTorch, and machine learning pipelines for de novo therapeutic design and single-cell omics analysis. He combines hands-on coding and cloud-based simulation with strong science communication—4 first-author papers, multiple fellowships, a journal front cover, and 28 conference/seminar presentations attest to his ability to translate complex models into impact. A proven project lead and mentor, he has guided cross-functional teams and supervised 17 students while contributing open-source tools to democratize biotech analyses. Motivated by a patient-centered mission, he pairs technical rigor with empathy and practical innovation, evidenced by three preclinical therapeutic discoveries and streamlined lab-to-data imaging workflows.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Doctorate) Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Doctorate) Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at University of Notre Dame
Spanish
Github Skills (7)
react6
dashboard5
dynamics4
pipeline4
signaling3
image-analysis3
mapper2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
fjhuizar/ND_Dashboard
Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
ND COVID Student-Run Dashboard
Contributions:142 commits, 1 PR, 135 pushes in 23 days
reactdashboard
fjhuizar/MAPPER
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
Here is a repository for the manuscript titled MAPPER: An open-source, high dimensional image analysis pipeline unmasks differential regulation of Drosophila wing features developed and written by Nilay Kumar and Francisco Huizar in the Zartman lab at the University of Notre Dame.
Contributions:2 PRs, 44 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
analysis-pipelineimage-analysisdrosophilapipelinedimensional
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