James Lin
Machine Learning and Biology
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Overview
Work Experience
Founder, Research Director
2023 - 2023
- Hired and managed researchers, raised all funding - Wrote up 20+ R&D reports on genetic recoding and protein sequencing - Designed an automated environmental sampling schematic in CAD
Biosecurity Director
2022 - 2023
- Organized and ran a technical biosecurity program for 30 fellows (PhDs, policymakers, students) - My syllabus was integrated into a biosecurity course at Stanford Medical School
Independent Researcher
2022 - 2023
- Raised $400,000 for research projects - Researched biosecurity challenges and technologies - Ran hackathons, organized professional dinners @MIT/Harvard
Application Lead
2022 - 2022
- Lead the applications team, onboarded new hires, hand-picked 30% of conference attendees - "The most talent-dense conference I've ever been to" - Put in 13-hour days for the month of July, pulled all-nighters to coordinate a last-minute venue switch
Organizer
2022 - 2022
- Ran a Covid-19 Hackathon for 350+ participants - Judged final submissions
Neuroimaging Research Intern
2021 - 2022
- Labeled and segmented cerebellum connections - Learned about state of the art neuroimaging
AI & Music Research Assistant
2021 - 2021
- Studied and fine-tuned music accompaniment AI
Math Instructor
2021 - 2021
- Taught olympiad math classes for 10-20 students
Math TA
2018 - 2021
Math Camp Volunteer
2019 - 2020