Lance Hentges
Data Scientist
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLance Hentges is a data scientist and computational genomics researcher with eight years’ experience building machine learning and statistical models for multi-omics data. He combines a PhD in Systems Biology from Oxford with hands-on work at Altos Labs where he has applied foundation AI models to synthetic biology problems like designing genomic regulatory elements. His background spans wet-lab-informed bioinformatics, rigorous statistical analysis, and applied ML—bringing together molecular biology intuition and production-ready modeling. Lance has a track record of translating assay-aware bias correction into more reliable predictions across genomics datasets, a niche that improves transferability between experiments. Based in San Diego, he bridges academic depth and industry impact, moving from postdoctoral research to mission-driven biotech. He also has a history of STEM teaching and mentoring, which shapes his clear communication of complex quantitative results.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Systems Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Systems Biology at University of OxfordMaster's Degree Human Molecular Genetics (MSc), Master's Degree Human Molecular Genetics (MSc) at Imperial College LondonBachelor’s Degree Biology (BSc) & Philosophy (BA); Mathematics (minor), Bachelor’s Degree Biology (BSc) & Philosophy (BA); Mathematics (minor) at Hamline University
Github Skills (2)
machine-learning2
deep-learning2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
LHentges/LanceOtron
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:3 reviews, 91 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 10 months
LHentges/LHentges.github.io
Jan 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:72 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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