Summary
Ryan Gumpper is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry with eight years of multidisciplinary experience at the interface of biochemistry, computational modeling, and data science. He combines academic rigor from a PhD in Biochemistry with practical analytics experience from roles as a DARPA project manager, postdoc, and an advanced analytics consultant, applying Python, R, and Unix to statistical and molecular modeling problems. Based in Chapel Hill, he builds reproducible computational workflows and explores machine learning and AI trends to translate complex biological data into actionable insight. Unusually for an academic, he pairs deep wet-lab training with consulting-style delivery, making him effective at moving projects from hypothesis to deployable models.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry at Florida Gulf Coast Univeristy
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Education and Performance, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Education and Performance at Florida Gulf Coast University
Ph.D. Student, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Ph.D. Student, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Georgia State University