Data, Dirt, and Agentic AI: Why I Coded a Gardening App
Mar 30, 2026
Battling grocery monopolies, testing AI coding agents, and planting a mutant sweet potato with my three-year-old.
My Work
Baguette Bio
2025
Computational biology consulting, specializing in metagenomics and multi-omics integration.
Singular Genomics
2024
Developing novel sequencing technologies and applications.
Metabiomics
2020
Microbiome analysis and research services.
Kaleido
2019
Microbiome therapeutics through ecosystem management and omics analysis.
PhD Dissertation
2018
Research on neonatal intensive care unit microbiomes.
ML Identifies Infant Rooms
2018
Research on microbial transmission in NICU rooms using machine learning and metagenomics.
We Found The Strains
2017
Research on microbial strain transmission from hospital surfaces to infants and environmental adaptation.
ISME Poster
2016
Research presentation on microbial ecology at the 16th International Society for Microbial Ecology Congress.
IHMC Poster
2015
Research presentation on NICU microbial transmission at the International Human Microbiome Congress 2015.
Proteomics of Preemies
2015
Research on microbial metabolism in premature infants using metaproteomics, revealing insights into oxygen presence and strain-level competition.
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
2015
Research on microbial strain sharing in premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis, revealing unexpected diversity in microbial colonization patterns.
Preemies in a NICU
2014
Pilot study on microbial transmission in NICU environments and its impact on preterm infant microbiomes, revealing room-infant microbial relationships.
MSG Spring Symposium
2013
Head organizer of the Microbiology Student Group Spring Symposium at UC Berkeley, coordinating speakers and managing logistics for this annual research event.
Preemies in a NICU
2013
Final research poster presenting findings from our pilot study on microbial transmission between NICU environments and preterm infant microbiomes.
Extraction Kit Comparison
2011
Graduate rotation project comparing DNA extraction kits for Crohn's disease cohort studies. Presented at BAGECO 2011; see poster for details.
Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore Meet Louis Pasteur
2009
Interdisciplinary art-science project fusing microbiology with Renaissance art, featuring a bacterial recreation of The Creation of Adam.
MICROBES TAN NAKED 2008
2008
Research poster presented at the 2008 Wentz Spring Research Symposium: The Effects of Tanning Beds on the Normal Microbial Floral of the Human Skin by B. Brooks.
Recent Writing
If 3.5% of Us Protest, We Win
Mar 26, 2026
We need 11.9 million people to show up to the No Kings protests this weekend. Here is the data on why nonviolent resistance actually works.
The Elephant and the Rider: What My Conservative Friend Back Home Taught Me About the ICE Protests
Jan 30, 2026
Today and tomorrow, thousands of Americans are protesting ICE. My conservative friend back home thinks they're crazy. I think he's missing something important—and a book about moral psychology might explain why we're both a little bit right.