Kari Gaalswyk
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolKari Gaalswyk is a postdoctoral research fellow and computational structural biologist with 11 years of experience probing protein structure and function, especially the conformational behavior of intrinsically disordered proteins and the impact of mutations. Holding a PhD in Chemistry and a background that blends computational science and chemistry, Kari develops integrative methods that combine physics-based simulation with experimental data and has published in high-impact journals. They have a strong track record mentoring students and collaborating across experimental and computational teams, and currently hold an Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Lethbridge. Outside the lab Kari brings an unusual mix of patience and coaching skill from years as a competitive gymnastics coach, which informs their teaching and communication approach. Ambitious about science communication and pedagogy, Kari is building a career that bridges rigorous method development with clear, accessible explanation of complex biomolecular behavior.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Poudre High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry at University of CalgaryBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at University of DenverMaster of Science (MSc), Computational Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computational Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Github Skills (8)
modeling9
python7
machine-learning7
proteins2
chemistry1
biology1
computational-biology1
materials-informatics1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
RowleyGroup/fluxionalize
Jan 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:63 commits, 63 pushes in 1 year 3 months
kgaalswyk/extract_pre_distances
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
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