Mac Cowell
Developer at Genefoo
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMac Cowell is a developer and serial maker who has spent 17 years building software toolchains and affordable biotech tools that make manual wetlab processes repeatable and remixable. He co-founded DIYbio, launched Boston Open Source Science Lab, and led product iterations at Cofactor Bio, translating hands-on molecular biology into kits and automation. His work spans community-building, policy research at Harvard’s Berkman Center, and designing interactive wetlab exhibits, reflecting a rare mix of technical, public-facing, and regulatory perspectives. Based in San Francisco, he currently develops a stealth project while running Genefoo, a company supplying lab tools for students, teachers, and independent researchers. Notably, he has deep practical experience automating plate workflows and shipping simple DNA sequencing and barcoding tools that lower barriers to entry for small teams.
17 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Biology, BS, Biology at Davidson College
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Github Skills (200)
ecology10
material-ui10
stylus10
chat10
material-design10
bash10
powershell10
graphql10
javascript10
rust10
shell10
cli10
biology10
user-friendly10
graphcool10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
manylabs/resin-electronjs-piscreen
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:37 commits, 11 pushes, 3 branches in 3 days
resinelectrontemplate-applicationelectronjs
100ideas/ucam
Feb 2010 - Mar 2016
Contributions:15 commits, 6 pushes in 6 years 2 months
diyeventsoscmultitouch
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