Summary
Sam Freeman is a Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University with a decade of experience blending rigorous biomedical engineering research and hands-on programming practice. Trained with a PhD from the University of Delaware and dual bachelor’s degrees in molecular biology and biochemistry, he brings deep lab-based problem-solving to computational tasks and trust-and-safety solutions. A habitual self-learner and competitive programmer, Sam pairs meticulous, organized research habits with efficient, pragmatic coding—skills he honed answering algorithmic challenges on platforms like HackerRank and CodeChef. Based in Ithaca, he has led solutions engineering efforts in Trust & Safety at Cinder and translates interdisciplinary insights into robust, reproducible research and engineering outcomes. Notably, his profile reflects a rare combination of wet-lab expertise and product-minded software engineering, enabling him to navigate both experimental design and scalable technical implementations.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering at University of Delaware
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cell and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Cell and Molecular Biology at University of Minnesota Duluth
Dutch, English