Summary
Levi Kaster is a PhD student in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at Washington University School of Medicine with 11 years of technical and research experience bridging data science and bioinformatics. He progressed from research assistant and teaching roles to a current doctoral researcher at WashU’s Institute for Informatics, demonstrating hands-on experience in data manipulation, biomedical data analysis, and lab-based research. A summa cum laude BS in Data Science underpins his quantitative rigor, while internships and industry experience (including a data analyst role at Subaru) show practical application of analytics in diverse settings. An open-source enthusiast, he casually experiments with projects on GitHub, reflecting a curiosity-driven approach to tooling and reproducible research. Colleagues can expect a researcher who blends rigorous academic training with pragmatic data engineering skills and a knack for making technical work accessible through teaching.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Data Science, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Data Science, Summa Cum Laude at Washington University in St. Louis
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Academic Honors Diploma, 4.0/4.0 (unweighted), Academic Honors Diploma, 4.0/4.0 (unweighted) at Westfield High School