Joshua Goldford
Co-founder Member Of Technical Staff at Dayhoff Labs
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua Goldford is a computational biologist and entrepreneur with a decade of experience applying machine learning and bioinformatics to biological research and biotech productization. He co-founded Dayhoff Labs after research roles at Caltech and MIT and earlier R&D and industry positions at Agios, bringing a rare blend of academic rigor (PhD in Bioinformatics) and hands-on biotech development. Joshua’s work spans computational method development, translational science, and building early-stage technical teams, informed by deep training in biochemistry, chemistry, and microbial engineering. Based in Cambridge, MA, he favors moving models from papers into practical tools and startups, and his career path shows a consistent shift from bench science to building ML-driven biotech platforms.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry at University of MinnesotaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics at Boston University
Github Skills (7)
expansion7
python6
matlab2
spatial1
meteorology1
geophysics1
geodesy1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jgoldford/networkExpansionPy
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
Metabolic network expansion python package
Contributions:47 commits, 16 PRs, 50 pushes in 2 years
python-packagepythonexpansionmetabolic-network
jgoldford/mcrm
Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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