Saheed Imam
Senior Staff Data Scientist
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolSaheed Imam is a Senior Staff Data Scientist with over 15 years of interdisciplinary experience melding computational and experimental biology to solve real-world problems in biofuels and therapeutics. He leads multidisciplinary teams applying comparative genomics, evolutionary biology, machine learning, AI, and cloud computing to mine the world’s largest sequenced fungal genome collection for novel biosynthetic gene clusters and drug leads. His background spans genome-scale metabolic and regulatory modeling, strain engineering, and next-generation sequencing, with a track record of turning predictive models into validated experimental gains in algae and bacteria. Based in Cambridge, MA, he combines deep academic training (PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology) with hands-on software and tool development—such as genome analysis pipelines and Tn-seq software—bridging research and product-ready discovery platforms.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cellular and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cellular and Molecular Biology at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor's degree Applied Biochemisty, Bachelor's degree Applied Biochemisty at Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyM. Sc Biotechnology (Bioinformatics track), M. Sc Biotechnology (Bioinformatics track) at University of PennsylvaniaDiploma Information Systems Management, Diploma Information Systems Management at APTECH Worldwide Inc.High School Diploma O Level Certification, High School Diploma O Level Certification at King's College Lagos
English, Yoruba
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (3)
cluster-analysis6
data-mining6
python6
Github contributions (5)
srimam/TSAS
Jan 2017 - Apr 2021
Contributions:20 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
srimam/Integrate_v1.0
Apr 2015 - Jul 2020
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years 3 months
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