Michael Chambers
Research Scientist at University of Pittsburgh
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Chambers is a research scientist and evolutionary microbiologist with a decade of experience probing host–virus arms races to inform clinical genetics and infectious disease. Currently based in the DC–Baltimore area, he leverages high-throughput functional assays to map missense variant effects across disease-relevant contexts and has applied that expertise to studies of poxvirus antagonists, PKR variation, and SARS-CoV-2 sequence analysis. Trained with a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Georgetown and experience at the NIH Vaccine Research Center and NHGRI, he bridges deep wet-lab virology with quantitative, translational variant interpretation for clinicians. Ambitious to return to the Midwest, he brings a track record of producing actionable functional data that clarifies pathogenicity in infant and cardiac disease loci—an uncommon blend of evolutionary insight and direct clinical impact.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown UniversityBachelor's degree Biology General, Bachelor's degree Biology General at Wittenberg University
Github Skills (68)
package-management10
conda10
bioinformatics10
bioconda9
snakemake9
defaults8
applescript8
touchbar8
macbook-pro8
engage7
nlm7
modality6
ncbi6
python6
dock6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
greenkidneybean/.dotfiles
Mar 2018 - Feb 2023
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
greenkidneybean/tidbits
Dec 2018 - Jul 2024
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
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