👋 Hi, I'm Rehan Arshad | Bridging Genomic Insights & Computational Innovation
🎓 MSc Candidate in Molecular Biology of the Cell
University of Milan | Specializing in AI-Driven Life Sciences
🔬 Biotech Lead & Computational Biologist
- 🧬 Team Leadership: Spearheading a 10-member research initiative analyzing BRCA1 missense VUS in the Pakistani population (2,000+ exomes, Snakemake/Docker pipelines).
- 💻 Core Skills: Python/R, Structural Bioinformatics, Population Genomics, Cloud-Native Pipelines (Nextflow/AWS).
- 🚀 Innovation Focus: AI for rare disease diagnostics | AlphaFold2-driven drug discovery | Long-read clinical variant analysis.
⚙️ Building Now
- Developing BRCA1 variant prioritization workflows integrating AlphaMissense & ACMG guidelines.
- Mastering HT's Tissue Immune Cell Atlas tools for single-cell immune genomics.
📚 Certifications in Progress
- Johns Hopkins Genomic Data Science (Coursera)
- Rosalind.info Bioinformatics Python Track (20+ solved)
🤝 Let's Collaborate On
- Open-source tools for underrepresented population genomics
- AI/ML models for clinical variant interpretation
- Science communication for global health equity
📫 Reach Me
[email protected] | [email protected]
Pronouns: He/Him
⚡ Beyond the Lab
- Mentor underserved students in STEM via RSG Pakistan
- Obsessed with optimizing espresso shots while debugging pipelines ☕