Summary
Kristen Naegle is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia with over a decade of academic and research experience spanning MIT, Washington University in St. Louis, and UVA. Her work sits at the intersection of biomedical engineering, systems biology, and cancer research, with a sustained focus on computational models of cellular networks such as the EGF receptor and insulin signaling pathways. She champions open-source algorithm development, translating mechanistic insights into reusable computational tools for the wider research community. Trained with a Ph.D. from MIT and a background that includes hands-on engineering at Philips Medical Systems, she blends quantitative modeling, experimental collaboration, and practical engineering perspective.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Washington
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Ph.D., Bioengineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology