When you learn about genome assembly in classes or lectures, they usually show you a tidy illustration of how a sequence can be converted into a De Bruijn graph.

March 1, 2025

One of my {worst, best} personality traits is that whenever someone tells me something is hard or impossible, I have an immediate, almost uncontrollable urge to do that exact thing.

January 21, 2025

This probably shouldn’t be tagged as “bioinformatics”, but I am asked by computational biologists about which IDE I use more often than I'd expect—sometimes by newer programmers who are looking for advice, and sometimes by experienced programmers who are just making small talk.

August 1, 2024

This is my favorite book of all time for a couple of reasons.

September 12, 2023

This book has a special place in my heart as the first Ishiguro novel I ever read.

May 7, 2023

In Fall 2022, I applied to PhD programs in computer science, computational biology/bioinformatics, and genetics/genomics.

April 16, 2023

I have yet to meet anyone who actually likes this book.

April 1, 2023

Ah, the emperor’s new clothes…

March 9, 2023

This was Ishiguro's second novel (the one right before *The Remains of the Day*), and the parallels between the two are clear.

January 6, 2023

The Kazuo Ishiguro archive moved to the Harry Ransom Center in 2015, so the collection does not include materials related to *Klara and the Sun*.

December 13, 2022

I feel very fortunate to have access to the Harry Ransom Center as a student in Austin.

December 12, 2022