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Abhirath Anand

Abhirath Anand

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@theabhirath.com

PhD Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan

Ann ArborMichiganUnited States🇺🇸
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I'm a PhD student at the University of Michigan in Bioinformatics working in the Snitkin Lab. I am very interested in computational applications for biology, especially those involving machine learning and deep learning.

Career: 4

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, Tennessee, US · On-site

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Worked with Dr. Saunak Sen and Dr. Gregory Farage to develop a Julia package designed to streamline metabolomics data analysis, as part of the Biomedical Data Science Internship (BDSI) program in the Division of Biostatistics under the Department of Preventive Medicine.

Julia (Programming Language)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Internship · Colaba, Maharashtra, IN · Hybrid

May 2023 - Jul 2023

Worked with Dr. Amitesh Anand on computational insights into the bioenergetics of bacterial cells as part of the Visiting Students' Research Program (VSRP) in the Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) at TIFR.

Google Summer of Code

May 2022 - Sep 2022

Worked on improving the deep learning for computer vision ecosystem in Julia, specifically in the FluxML framework by refactoring the Metalhead.jl library to incorporate more modern training techniques and newer-age models as well as developing a general purpose API for models that makes them hackable and allows machine learning researchers and engineers to start experimentation easily.

Germi (Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute)

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN

May 2022 - Jul 2022

Worked on extreme learning machines and their uses. Studied using ELMs in tandem with autoencoders for online condition monitoring systems.

Skills: 10

Technical

C (Programming Language)Computer VisionDeep LearningJulia (Programming Language)LaTeXMachine LearningPython (Programming Language)

Other

BioinformaticsPyTorchStatistics

Credentials: 1

Education: 5

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, BioinformaticsDoctorate

Jan 2026 - Present

Working in the Snitkin Lab on using microbial 'omics to better inform public health outcomes.

Activities / Societies: Helping biomedical students from traditional biology and non-quantitative programs to learn coding as a part of CodeOn.

University of Michigan

Master of Science - MS, Bioinformatics

Aug 2024 - May 2026

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

Nov 2020 - Jul 2024

Ramsheth Thakur Public School, Kharghar

Class XIIUpper secondary

Jun 2018 - May 2020

Apeejay School - Nerul, Navi Mumbai

Class XPrimary education

Jun 2006 - May 2018

Awards: 6

All India Rank 1640, JEE Advanced 2020

Oct 2020

All India Rank 1183, JEE Mains 2020

Sep 2020

Secured an All India Rank (Common Rank List) of 1183 amongst 8,50,000+ candidates in JEE Main 2020.

All India Rank 389, Kishore Vaigyanik Protshahan Yojana (KVPY) SA

2019

NTS - National Talent Search Scholarship

Sep 2018

One of 1027 students across India selected by the Government of India for this prestigious scholarship.

Silver Medal in Homi Bhabha Bal Vaidyanik Spardha (HBBVS)

2017

Was awarded the Silver medal in the HBBVS that included a written exam, a practical exam and a viva along with an Action Research Project.

Languages: 3

English(Native or bilingual)
Hindi(Native or bilingual)
Tamil(Native or bilingual)

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