William Poole
Computational Biologist
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Poole is a computational biologist with a decade of experience applying mathematical modeling, machine learning, and software engineering to biological systems, currently advancing research at Altos Labs in San Francisco. He holds a PhD in Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech and has a track record of building predictive and analysis pipelines—from unsupervised ML for cancer target discovery at the Institute for Systems Biology to synthetic biological systems modeling during his postdoc. Comfortable bridging lab and code, he has also consulted on data analytics and taught mathematics, which sharpens his ability to explain complex quantitative ideas to diverse audiences. Known for combining rigorous theory with practical tooling, he focuses on accelerating biological discovery through reproducible software and interpretable models.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biological Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biological Physics at Brown UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (29)
circuit10
simulation10
stochastic10
reaction10
cython10
systems-biology10
modular9
python9
plates9
parameter-estimation9
bioinformatics9
bioconda8
compiler6
echo6
simulate4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
vivarium-collective/vivarium-bioscrape
Sep 2020 - Jun 2023
An interface to allow Vivarium to simulate Chemical Reaction Networks (CRNs) using the Bioscrape package and to automatically create ports between CRNs.
Contributions:2 PRs, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
pythonreactionchemicalvivariumports
BuildACell/bioCRNpyler
Oct 2018 - Feb 2022
A modular compiler for biological chemical reaction networks
Contributions:86 reviews, 51 commits, 74 PRs in 3 years 4 months
reactionchemicalcompilermodularbiological
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