Rodrigo Santibanez-palominos is an assistant project scientist and computational biologist with nine years of experience modeling complex biological and biochemical systems and developing metabolic modeling software. He holds a PhD in Engineering Sciences (Computational Biology) from Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile and trained in molecular biotechnology at Universidad de Chile, combining wet鈥憀ab understanding with strong computational and systems-administration skills. At UC San Diego he progressed from postdoctoral work in the Zengler Lab to his current faculty-affiliated role, focusing on building reproducible tools for microbial systems analysis. A GitHub and synthetic biology enthusiast, he bridges research and software engineering to turn mechanistic models into usable code, often working on end-to-end pipelines that few biologists develop themselves. Based in San Diego, he brings a pragmatic, interdisciplinary approach that accelerates translational microbiome and metabolic research.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctorate Engineering Sciences Computational Biology, Doctorate Engineering Sciences Computational Biology at Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile
Molecular Biotechnology Engineering Biotechnology, Molecular Biotechnology Engineering Biotechnology at Universidad de Chile
Contributions:1 PR, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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Rodrigo Santibanez-palominos - Assistant Project Scientist at UC San Diego