James Okoh
Scientist at Altos Labs
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Okoh is a neuroscientist and drug discovery researcher with nine years of research experience, currently working as a Scientist at Altos Labs after completing an MD/PhD-style PhD in Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. His work spans basic neuroscience, mRNA translation and quality control, and translational approaches aimed at understanding brain function in health and disease. He has a strong teaching and mentorship background—designing and instructing graduate prep courses and serving as a teaching assistant across neuronal function and professional development topics. Based in San Francisco, he blends rigorous academic training from Baylor and hands-on lab experience at institutions including the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience. Colleagues describe him as driven by the belief that scientific research is essential to solving human health challenges, with a particular interest in leveraging molecular insights toward therapeutic development.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience at Baylor College of MedicineBachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience at Baylor University
English, French
Github Skills (14)
teensy8
gymnasium8
uart8
reinforcement-learning7
python7
q-learning7
deep-reinforcement-learning6
deep-learning6
hal6
firmware5
electrophysiology4
cockpit4
computational-neuroscience4
neuroscience3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jbwebb8/lick-sensor
Jun 2019 - Apr 2021
prototyping for experimental setups in rodent tasks
Contributions:2 PRs, 28 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
rodentprototypingsetups
kemerelab/cap-sensor
Oct 2020 - Aug 2022
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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