Summary
Michael Blinov is an Associate Professor at UConn Health's Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling with over 11 years of professional experience bridging mathematics and computational biology. Trained with a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Weizmann Institute and a BSc from Moscow State University, he specializes in mathematical modeling of complex biological systems, algorithms and software for modeling, and biological data processing, storage, and visualization. His career includes long-term faculty roles and earlier research at Los Alamos' Theoretical Biophysics Group, reflecting deep interdisciplinary expertise in theory-driven, computational approaches to biology. He builds tools that turn rich biological data into tractable models and visual insights, emphasizing reproducible software and scalable data handling. Colleagues value his blend of rigorous mathematical thinking and practical software development that advances both research and usable computational platforms.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics at Московский Государственный Университет им. М.В. Ломоносова (МГУ)
Ph.D., Mathematics, Ph.D., Mathematics at Weizmann Institute of Science
Russian, English, Hebrew, German