Joseph Yesselman
Assistant Professor at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoseph Yesselman is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln who leverages a strong interdisciplinary background in physics, biophysics (PhD), and biochemistry (Stanford) to design RNA-based nanomachines for therapeutic and basic science applications. With over a decade of research experience, he leads a lab focused on exploiting RNA’s structural versatility to create novel molecular devices and actively recruits trainees at all levels. His work sits at the interface of structural biology, engineering, and synthetic biology, translating fundamental insights into programmable molecular systems. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, he maintains an accessible lab portal (yesselmanlab.com) and emphasizes collaboration and mentorship alongside technology development.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biophysics at University of MichiganBachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy at University of RochesterBiochemistry, Biochemistry at Stanford University
Github Skills (45)
fasta8
genome8
assembly7
biology7
bioinformatics7
minhash7
vienna7
fastq7
sequence7
python-bindings6
rna-seq6
random-access6
ssa6
3d-structure6
structural-biology6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jyesselm/rna_lib_design
Jun 2021 - Nov 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 39 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 5 months
jyesselm/vienna
May 2021 - Feb 2023
a short python wrapper for the vienna rna package
Contributions:27 commits, 1 PR, 25 pushes in 1 year 9 months
pythonpython-wrappershortviennarna
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