Arc Institute
Ashir Borah is a bioinformatics PhD graduate student at the Arc Institute, under the supervision of Luke Gilbert, focusing on computational and wet lab methods for functional genomics. In addition to current research, Ashir leads an R Bootcamp at the University of California, San Francisco, training over 35 postdocs and clinicians in biomedical data analysis. Previous experience includes roles as a Computational Associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where Ashir validated genetic targets from CRISPR knockout screens and applied machine learning techniques to identify vulnerabilities in cancer cell lines. Earlier positions at Dickinson College included various roles in student leadership, mentoring, and teaching assistantships, coupled with a project as a machine learning developer at Uliza. Ashir holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Dickinson College.
Arc Institute
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Arc Institute is a new scientific institution that conducts curiosity-driven basic science and technology development. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Arc is a non-profit organization founded on the belief that many important research programs will be enabled by new academic models. Arc operates in partnership with Stanford University, UCSF, and UC Berkeley. As individuals, Arc researchers collaborate across diverse disciplines to study complex diseases, including cancer, neurodegeneration, and immune dysfunction. As an organization, Arc strives to enable long-term research agendas by betting on people rather than projects, and making it easier to invent and deploy new technologies at scale. Together, our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.