Hazen Babcock
Technical Consultant at Axicon Instrumentation LLC
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHazen Babcock is a biophysicist-turned-technical consultant with 14 years of experience designing optical microscopes, developing image-analysis algorithms (Python, C), and translating cutting-edge microscopy techniques into practical instrumentation. Based in Cambridge, MA, he has led independent labs at Harvard, built and automated SMLM/STORM acquisition and analysis pipelines, and supported product development for CRISPR-based diagnostics. His work spans hands-on bench optimization through to software and hardware integration, including gigabyte-scale image processing for single-molecule sequencing and bespoke optical setups for device validation. Known for bridging deep research expertise with commercial application, he frequently partners with academic and industry groups (Vizgen, HMS, Janelia) to solve tricky experimental and data-analysis problems.
14 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mathematics, BS Mathematics at University of WashingtonPhD Biophysics, PhD Biophysics at Stanford University
Github Skills (102)
euler10
python10
image-processing10
websocket10
code-analysis10
microscopy10
movie10
google-keep10
computer-vision10
numba10
websocket-client10
storm10
pyqt10
image10
imagej10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
python-data-acquisition/meta
Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
For laying organizational groundwork
Contributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 4 pushes in 5 months
organizationalkong-pluginats
HazenBabcock/stl-to-dat
Dec 2015 - May 2018
A program for converting (3D printing) STL files to (LDraw) DAT files.
Contributions:9 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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