Michael Mclaren
Senior Research Scientist at SecureBio
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Mclaren is a senior research scientist and quantitative biologist with 11 years of experience applying mathematical and computational methods to metagenomics and microbial dynamics. He co-founded the Nucleic Acid Observatory to build metagenomics-based surveillance systems for early pandemic detection, translating academic methods into operational monitoring of wastewater, air filters, and pooled swabs. His PhD in mathematical biology underpins novel theory on evolutionary dynamics in spatially structured populations, and his postdoctoral work focused on improving accuracy and reproducibility of metagenomic measurements across labs. Based in Cambridge, MA, he blends hands-on methods development and data analysis with systems-level thinking about catastrophic biological risk reduction. Notably, he has moved beyond pure research to help operationalize biosurveillance at the intersection of academia and startup culture.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics; Logic and Computation; Physics (minor), Bachelor's degree, Mathematics; Logic and Computation; Physics (minor) at University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematical Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematical Biology at Stanford University
Github Skills (175)
ecology10
microbiome10
bioconductor10
phyloseq10
stan10
measurements10
r-package10
placement10
statistical-models10
meta-analysis10
biodiversity10
org-mode10
traits10
reproducible-science9
minhash9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
mikemc/differential-abundance-theory
Feb 2021 - Oct 2022
A manuscript exploring the effects of taxonomic bias on microbiome differential-abundance analysis.
Contributions:14 releases, 210 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year 7 months
sbmlbiodiversityplacementmeasurementsdifferential-abundance
mikemc/metacal
Jun 2019 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 41 commits, 27 pushes in 2 years 8 months
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