Joseph Harman
Principal Scientist, Computational Protein Engineering
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJoseph Harman is a principal computational protein engineer with 11 years of experience applying AI/ML-driven protein design to challenges in human health and synthetic biology. At A-Alpha Bio he advances therapeutic and diagnostic protein engineering, building on prior roles designing biosensors and ML-guided reporters at Monod Bio and postdoctoral work at the Institute for Protein Design. His PhD work in evolutionary biochemistry dissected how the abundant immune protein S100A9 evolved pro-inflammatory and antimicrobial functions, giving him deep expertise in combining biochemical, biophysical, evolutionary, and computational approaches. An active advocate and contributor to open-source scientific software, he helps make protein design tools and tutorials accessible to the broader community. Based in Seattle, he pairs rigorous academic training with practical startup experience and a penchant for outdoor adventure.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry and Biochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of OregonPhilomath High SchoolB.A, Biochemistry, B.A, Biochemistry at Willamette University
Spanish, American Sign Language, English
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Github Skills (18)
miniconda9
phylogenetics8
python7
science6
biopython6
conda6
ipython6
pandas-dataframe6
pandas6
evolution5
jupyter5
prediction-model5
kaggle3
pythonic3
machine-learning2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jharman25/bioimage_quant
Apr 2018 - Oct 2021
Contributions:9 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
jharman25/ama-parser
Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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