Shawn Douglas
Associate Professor
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShawn Douglas is an Associate Professor at UCSF with 19 years of experience inventing methods to construct and manipulate biological molecules at the nanometer scale. Trained in biophysics (PhD, Harvard) with an undergraduate background in computer science (Yale), he blends quantitative rigor with engineering-minded tool development. His work spans academic leadership and translational research, including a technology development fellowship at the Wyss Institute that propelled early-stage bioengineering projects. Based in San Francisco, he focuses on creating scientific instruments and therapeutic devices that bridge molecular design and practical application. Colleagues value his combination of theoretical insight and hands-on method building, often applied to problems where nanoscale control enables new experiments or therapies. He is notable for translating biophysical principles into robust, usable technologies rather than purely descriptive studies.
19 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Biophysics, Ph.D, Biophysics at Harvard UniversityB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Yale University
Github Skills (26)
steamvr10
cad10
openvr9
vrtk9
unity3d9
virtual9
maya9
python8
lektor8
plotter8
cms7
virtual-reality7
converter6
content-management5
glossary5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cadnano/cadnano.org
Mar 2016 - Oct 2024
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 8 months
douglaslab/cadnano-designs
Jan 2019 - Jun 2021
Contributions:9 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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