Lawrence Du
Senior AI ML Engineer - Sequence Learning at GSK
California, United States
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Top SchoolLawrence Du is a Senior AI/ML Engineer specializing in sequence learning with a decade of experience building production-grade ML systems at the intersection of machine learning and biotechnology. He applies foundation models and deep learning to accelerate drug discovery at GSK, and previously led scalable ML platform and deployment efforts for cancer detection at Freenome that cut training times >10x and automated model tracking organization-wide. With a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from UCSD, he uniquely combines wet-lab expertise and genomics knowledge with hands-on MLOps—having implemented large-scale genomic ETL pipelines, real-time sequencing workflows, and clinical-scale predictive models. He also ships side projects: solo-developed and released a VR game optimized for constrained hardware, demonstrating practical performance engineering and creative product delivery. Known for turning ambitious research into reproducible production systems, he thrives on bridging biology, scalable infrastructure, and modern deep learning.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biological Sciences at UCSDGretchen Whitney High SchoolB.A. magna cum laude Biological Sciences - Genetics and Development, B.A. magna cum laude Biological Sciences - Genetics and Development at Cornell University
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Github Skills (200)
dependency-management10
apache-spark10
parallel10
python10
windows10
model-management10
gcp10
hyperparameter-optimization10
deep-learning10
ray10
game-development10
optimization10
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scikit10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
LarsDu/StarRust
Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:42 commits, 18 PRs, 126 pushes in 1 month
bevygamegamedevrustgame-development
LarsDu/LarryDuMarkdownResume
Oct 2020 - Oct 2024
A resume made in markdown and easily converted to pdf, docx, and text (because I'm tired of using LaTeX)
Contributions:4 releases, 2 PRs, 59 pushes in 3 years 11 months
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