Sohrab Salehi
Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSohrab Salehi is a postdoctoral research scientist with a 12-year blend of software engineering and bioinformatics experience, now focusing on computational biology to develop predictive models that address aging-related symptoms. He moved from leading mobile and product engineering as a Solution Architect in industry—where projects were featured at MoMA and produced consumer apps—to academic research roles at Columbia and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Trained with a PhD and MSc in Bioinformatics from UBC and a Computer Engineering degree from Amirkabir, he bridges rigorous computational research with pragmatic engineering practice. Known for shifting between domains—from robotic photography and NLP prototypes to diagnostic mathematical models—he brings a creative, product-minded approach to translational bioinformatics. Based in New York, he combines hands-on model development with experience delivering user-facing systems for real-world impact.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Amirkabir University of TechnologyMaster's degree, Bioinformatics, Master's degree, Bioinformatics at The University of British Columbia
Persian, English, French, Japanese
Github Skills (37)
rna-velocity7
meta-analysis7
bioinformatics6
genetics6
bayesian5
statistical-inference5
single-cell-genomics4
trajectory-generation4
hierarchical4
seq4
data-storage4
infer4
probabilistic4
clustering4
deep-learning3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
UBC-Stat-ML/fitclone
May 2020 - Jan 2022
Contributions:4 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
UBC-Stat-ML/sitkatree
May 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 release, 3 commits, 2 PRs in 11 months
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