Introduction: Shawn Whitfield

Hi everyone, nice to meet you!

I'm starting at Valence Labs and will be helping with science communication. I did my PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology (anybody into yeast protein trafficking?) and a postdoc in microbiology (human microbiome research - it takes guts!), having to use ever larger datasets and more sophisticated tools. This ultimately led me to a D.E.S.S. (Specialized Graduate Diploma) in machine learning at Mila/UdeM, and an excitement for molecular ML and all the cool things that are going on in this space.

Excited to be a part of this community! Don't hesitate to reach out.

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