# Abhirath Anand (@theabhirath.com)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/theabhirath.com
Headline: PhD Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

## About

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

- **Summer Intern at University of Tennessee Health Science Center** (Jun 2025 - Aug 2025)
  Memphis, Tennessee, US · On-site
  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.
- **Summer Research Intern at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research** (May 2023 - Jul 2023)
  Internship · Colaba, Maharashtra, IN · Hybrid
  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.
- **Contributor to FluxML (NumFOCUS) at 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.
- **Summer Intern at Germi (Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute)** (May 2022 - Jul 2022)
  Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN
  Worked on extreme learning machines and their uses. Studied using ELMs in tandem with autoencoders for online condition monitoring systems.

## Publications

- Hidden Markov Model-Based Prokaryotic Genome Space Mining Reveals the Widespread Pervasiveness of Complex I and Its Potential Evolutionary Scheme — Genome Biology and Evolution (Aug 2025) https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf154
- Comprehensive blueprint of Salmonella genomic plasticity identifies hotspots for pathogenicity genes — PLOS Biology (Aug 2024) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002746

## Skills

### Technical
- C (Programming Language)
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
- Julia (Programming Language)
- LaTeX
- Machine Learning
- Python (Programming Language)
### Other
- Bioinformatics
- PyTorch
- Statistics

## Credentials

- Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera (Jul 2021) https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/GC3J92BAKSMF

## Education

- **University of Michigan** — Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics (Doctorate) (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 XII (Upper secondary) (Jun 2018 - May 2020)
- **Apeejay School - Nerul, Navi Mumbai** — Class X (Primary education) (Jun 2006 - May 2018)

## Awards

- 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.
- Gold Medal in Homi Bhabha Bal Vaidyanik Spardha (HBBVS) (2014)
  Was awarded the Gold medal in the HBBVS that included a written exam, a practical exam and a viva along with an Action Research Project.

## Languages

- English (native)
- Hindi (native)
- Tamil (native)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/theabhirath (verified)
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theabhirath