Bio

Hi, I’m Ben! I’m a computational biologist based in Melbourne, Australia. My research is focused on understanding the role that 3D organisation of chromatin plays in regulating gene expression. I use R and Python to analyse genomic datasets to make comparative analyses of 3D genome organisation. My primary model organism is the zebrafish, but I frequently collaborate with researchers working on other organisms, including mouse and human.

Education

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | Münster, Germany

Ph.D. in Biology | 2023

National Autonomous University of Mexico | Cuernavaca, Mexico

B.S. in Genomic Sciences | 2015

Interests

Gene regulation; 3D genome organisation; Evolution; Data analysis

Research Experience

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | Postdoctoral fellow | June 2023 - December 2023

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | PhD student | October 2015 - June 2023

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine | Undergraduate researcher | September 2014 - May 2015

Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Summer scholar | June 2014 - August 2014

Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM | Undergraduate laboratory researcher | September 2012 - May 2014

iGEM UNAM Genomics 2012 | Team member | October 2011 - May 2013