Rusty Nicovich
Head Of Microscopy at Advanced Precision Technologies, LLC
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRusty Nicovich is a microscopy and imaging leader with two decades of experience designing fluorescence microscopes, image analysis algorithms, and ML-enabled pipelines for brain science and genomics. He currently leads microscopy engineering for whole‑brain, synaptic‑resolution imaging and directs projects in optical pooled screens and spatial transcriptomics, bridging hardware, signal processing, and computer vision. Rusty has built and shipped production platforms at institutions from the Allen Institute to startups, and founded an optical metrology company applying 3D spatial ML to manufacturing. Trained as a Ph.D. physical chemist, he combines hands‑on instrument design with applied machine learning and a knack for turning complex biological assays into scalable imaging systems. An uncommon strength is his end‑to‑end fluency from optics and biology to deployed software, enabling rapid iteration from prototype to high‑throughput production.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physical Chemistry at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor's Degree Chemistry, Bachelor's Degree Chemistry at Berry College
Github Skills (9)
sequencing10
clustering9
arduino-uno8
imaging7
matlab7
montage5
image-stitching3
itk2
hardware1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AllenInstitute/octoDAC
Mar 2020 - Dec 2020
8 channel analog output shield for Arduino Uno
Contributions:33 commits, 1 PR, 8 pushes in 9 months
arduino-uno
PRNicovich/smlmsurfacereconstruction
Dec 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:21 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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