Kynon Benjamin
Assistant Professor at Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolKynon Benjamin is a computational geneticist and assistant professor in Chicago with 11 years of experience applying bioinformatics, neuroscience, and machine learning to human genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders. He blends rigorous wet‑lab understanding with engineering-minded computational pipelines, delivering large-scale analyses, clear visualizations, and reproducible workflows for complex genomic datasets. His career spans academic and institute roles at Johns Hopkins, Lieber Institute, and Northwestern, alongside running a data-science consultancy that translates research needs into practical solutions. Known for troubleshooting and streamlining processes, he often bridges the gap between molecular techniques and scalable computation—an unusual strength that accelerates discovery from bench to code.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Postdoctoral Fellowship Computational Genetics , Postdoctoral Fellowship Computational Genetics at The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Neurodevelopmental Disorders , Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Texas A&M UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science (B.S.) Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Purdue University
Japanese, Chinese, German
Github Skills (36)
static-site-generator10
responsive10
github-pages10
tailwindcss10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
liquid10
structures9
recursive8
abstract-syntax-tree7
crossword7
refactoring6
transcriptomics5
dynamic5
machine-learning4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
KrotosBenjamin/KrotosBenjamin.github.io
May 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:135 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
LieberInstitute/sex_differences_sz
Feb 2023 - May 2024
Contributions:2 releases, 66 pushes, 2 tags in 1 year 3 months
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