Liam Hawkins
Ph.D. Researcher at Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolLiam Hawkins is a Ph.D. researcher in biochemistry and molecular biology with nine years of experience combining hands-on molecular lab work with production-grade data pipelines and full-stack development. He has authored 13 publications (8 first-author), led national and international collaborations, and secured a $100K equipment grant to procure high-throughput instrumentation. Technically fluent in Python, Bash/Unix, transcriptomics and proteomics analysis, and experienced with Django, TypeScript, Docker, and AWS, he builds user-friendly NGS and proteomics pipelines that integrate open databases and third-party services. As co-founder and Head of Data Operations at Gridironai he engineered an automated pipeline ingesting ~1M data points per NFL game and grew the product to hundreds of users with strong MRR growth. He also has substantial teaching and mentoring experience—supervising multiple students and designing curriculum and assessments for large undergraduate biochemistry courses. Uncommonly, he published a cost-saving method to convert a gel imager into a biochemical assay reader, demonstrating practical ingenuity across research and engineering.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Biology, General, Honours, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Biology, General, Honours at Dalhousie UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, GPA: 12.0/12.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, GPA: 12.0/12.0 at Carleton University
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Github Skills (42)
pytorch10
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
stackoverflow9
data-science9
biology9
robotics9
tensorflow9
protocols9
science8
jax8
pypi8
sports-data8
terminal-app8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
liamhawkins/PipetteWrapper
Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:19 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
liamhawkins/mirna-pipeline
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:55 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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