Summary
Pablo R is a postdoctoral researcher and incoming assistant professor who develops experimental and computational tools to study and predict biological evolution from molecules to populations. With 12 years of interdisciplinary experience spanning synthetic biology, infectious disease, epidemiology, and computational modeling, he blends hands-on lab work (phage and malaria engineering, microfluidics) with quantitative theory and software to make evolution a measurable, engineering discipline. Based at the Ragon Institute and moving to Cornell’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, he leads collaborative, mentorship-focused teams and runs the MSEELab, emphasizing reproducible, globally distributed science. Less obvious: his background includes building statistical and ODE models for real-world problems (antivenom distribution, biofilm resistance) and creating teaching bootcamps that bridge coding and wet-lab training.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Universidad de los Andes