Pearl Ryder
Software Developer at Wandrer.earth
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolPearl Ryder is a software developer and physician-scientist based in Atlanta with nine years of cross-disciplinary experience applying computational tools to biological imaging. Trained MD/PhD in cell biology and biochemistry, she has led quantitative microscopy and image-analysis projects at Emory and the Broad Institute, translating high-resolution datasets into biologically relevant insights using Python (pandas, numpy, scipy, CV2) and SQL. Since 2021 she has been building software at Wandrer.earth, bringing a bench scientist’s rigor to product-focused engineering. Her background in clinical medicine and intensive inpatient care adds uncommon strengths in communication, triage-style problem solving, and working under pressure. Pearl’s work sits at the intersection of life sciences and software, enabling reproducible image analysis pipelines and data-driven discoveries. She combines deep experimental expertise with practical engineering skills to bridge biology and scalable data workflows.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MD/PhD cum laude, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, USMLE Step 1 246; USMLE Step 2 CK 252, MD/PhD cum laude, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, USMLE Step 1 246; USMLE Step 2 CK 252 at Emory University School of MedicinePhysiology Course, Physiology Course at Woods Hole Marine Biological LaboratoryBachelor’s Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor’s Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at The University of Chicago
Github Skills (25)
microscopy10
image-analysis9
neuroimaging9
bioinformatics9
cellprofiler9
python8
pipeline8
derived8
derived-data7
segmentation7
machine-learning6
image-processing6
regression3
classification3
semantic-segmentation2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
pearlryder/subcellular-distribution-pipeline
Aug 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:35 commits, 31 pushes in 1 month
pearlryder/pearlryder.github.io
May 2017 - Jun 2024
website
Contributions:34 PRs, 50 pushes, 12 branches in 7 years 2 months
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