Leander D.

Leander D. is a Senior Principal Investigator at GSK, specializing in AI/ML for Spatial Multiomics since November 2025. Previously, Leander served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zürich from April 2024 to October 2025, focusing on perturbation modeling for experimental design and the development of a large-scale single-cell drug screen in neural organoids. Leander also held a Postdoctoral Researcher position at Helmholtz Munich, where contributions included the creation of an LLM agent for omics data curation and the development of a Python package for integrating developmental scRNA-seq data. Earlier academic pursuits included a Doctorate in Machine Learning and Computational Biology from the Technical University of Munich, a Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Imperial College London, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the same institution. Leadership experience includes co-founding and presiding over the Imperial College Data Science Society.