Prashant Kalvapalle
Postdoctoral Researcher Computer Science, Treangen Lab at Rice University
Houston, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolPrashant Kalvapalle is a synthetic biologist and postdoctoral researcher blending metagenomics, LLM-driven tooling, and reproducible data workflows to lower barriers to environmental genomics. With a decade of experience at Rice University, he has designed and benchmarked plasmid host-range assays, developed RNA-amplicon sequencing workflows, and built snakemake pipelines that emphasize reproducible analysis. Currently he is deploying a domain-specific LLM chat agent to simplify metagenomics pipelines while continuing work at the interface of biosensing and microbial community engineering. An instructor in statistical practice for biologists, he pairs strong experimental skills with a knack for clean R visualizations and semi-automated data workflows. His interdisciplinary background (PhD Rice, MS Johns Hopkins, BS IIT Kanpur) and interest in pedagogy and visual design make him adept at translating complex wet-lab problems into accessible computational tools.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology, 3.83/4.00, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology, 3.83/4.00 at Rice UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityBachelor's Degree, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, 9.2/10.0, Bachelor's Degree, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, 9.2/10.0 at IIT Kanpur
English, Telugu, Hindi
Github Skills (59)
r10
journal9
google-keep9
csv8
data-analysis8
r-programming8
markdown8
onenote8
ggplot8
gist7
wordpress7
gitlab7
sequencing7
knowledge-management7
mathjs7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ppreshant/plate-reader-plotting
Mar 2019 - Aug 2024
Contributions:183 pushes, 24 branches, 7 issues in 5 years 6 months
ppreshant/flow_cytometry
Feb 2022 - Jul 2025
Contributions:88 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 3 years 5 months
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