John Abel
Member Of Technical Staff at Stealth Startup
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Abel is a computational scientist and machine-learning engineer with 11 years of experience applying systems biology and data-driven methods to understand disease and accelerate biomedical discovery. He holds a PhD in Systems Biology from Harvard and has moved from academic neurobiology research at MIT/MGH into senior industry roles, most recently leading computational science and AI at immunotherapy and pathology-focused companies. His work spans building reproducible biomedical ML pipelines, translational data science for pathology, and systems-level modeling—skills he now brings to a stealth startup in Boston. Colleagues describe him as someone who bridges rigorous experimental empiricism with production-ready ML, translating complex biological questions into deployable computational solutions. Notably, his background combines deep control-theory and systems modeling training with hands-on pathology ML productization, giving him a rare mix of theory and applied engineering.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Systems Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Systems Biology at Harvard UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.) Chemical Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) Chemical Engineering at UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemical Engineering at Tufts UniversityBishop Hendricken High School
Github Skills (19)
computational-biology6
stochastic6
systems-biology5
computer-vision5
foundation5
simulation5
simulation-modeling4
openmmlab4
deep-learning4
api4
stochastic-processes4
sbml4
python4
modeling4
extensible3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
johnabel/mazuski_vip_firing_optogenetics
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
johnabel/johnabel.github.io
Jul 2018 - Jan 2025
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
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