Aylwin Ng

Aylwin Ng has a comprehensive background in computational biology and data science within the medical and biosciences field. Aylwin currently holds the position of Head of Systems Immunology at Evelo Biosciences, where they lead the development and implementation of computational approaches to study immunology systems. Prior to their current role, Aylwin worked as a Senior Director of Computational Biology & Data Science at Evelo Biosciences.

Before joining Evelo Biosciences, Aylwin served as the Director of Computational & Integrative Biology at Casma Therapeutics from 2018 to 2021, where they focused on integrating computational approaches with biology to advance therapeutics development.

A significant portion of their career was spent at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Aylwin held the positions of Assistant Professor of Medicine and Principal Investigator of the Integrative & Computational Systems Immunology Lab. During this time, Aylwin conducted research on pattern-recognition molecules, cellular sensors, and communication circuits in innate immunity. Aylwin utilized integrative systems approaches involving computational analysis and high-throughput experimentation to investigate the underlying mechanisms of host-microbial interactions, inflammation, and complex immunological diseases.

Aylwin also worked at Massachusetts General Hospital as the Associate Director of CSIBD (Bioinformatics) and as a Faculty Member. Additionally, they were a Senior Scientific Staff and Post-Doctoral Scholar in Computational Biology at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Overall, Aylwin Ng's work experience demonstrates their expertise in computational biology and their contributions to the understanding of immunology and the development of therapeutics.

Aylwin Ng has an extensive education background. Aylwin holds a D.Phil. / Ph.D. degree from the University of Oxford, although the specific field of study is not mentioned. Additionally, Aylwin Ng obtained a Master of Science degree with Distinction in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology from Imperial College London, University of London. Prior to that, Aylwin Ng completed a Bachelor of Science degree with First Class Honours in Biophysics at King's College London, University of London.