Ashir Borah

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.