Tim Peterson
CEO, Founder at BIOIO
Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolTim Peterson is a CEO and founder with 13 years of experience at the intersection of programming and molecular biology, leading BIOIO and co-steering longevity efforts at VitaDAO. Trained at MIT (PhD) and with a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan, he transitioned from an academic trajectory—postdoc at Harvard and assistant professorship at Washington University—to entrepreneurial leadership in biotech. His work blends hands-on computational tooling with wet-lab expertise to tackle “tiny things that rule the world,” translating deep molecular insight into product-focused ventures like Healthspan Technologies. Based in Missouri, he combines rigorous research credentials with startup execution, often operating where software accelerates experimental biology. An underappreciated strength is his ability to bridge academic publishing standards with pragmatic product development, keeping long-horizon scientific rigor while shipping practical solutions.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology, General, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology, General at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry at University of Michigan
English, French
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Github Skills (112)
extractor10
composer10
javascript10
laravel10
html10
flash-messages10
pdf-files10
bootstrap10
css10
sass10
extraction10
responsive10
tracks10
php10
clean-css10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
tim-peterson/omniphenotype
Aug 2018 - Jun 2021
For the omniphenotype paper.
Contributions:2 releases, 2 PRs, 28 pushes in 2 years 10 months
bioinformatics
tim-peterson/videojs-playlist
Jun 2013 - Mar 2015
Contributions:54 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 1 year 9 months
videosaudio-trackspluginaudiovideo
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