I’m Joshua Pickard, a PhD student at the University of Michigan, studying bioinformatics & digital biology for cellular reprogramming. I’m passionate about advancing how we conduct science as much as what we discover 🚀. Here’s what I’m working on:

• 🤖LLM Powered Digital Biology: AI isn’t just changing what we know but how we work. My BRAD agentic chatbot leverages language models to automate workflows like information retrieval (online), software execution (local), and document search (RAG) to accelerate digital biology research.
• 🔍Biomarker Observability: With recent and rapic advancements in experimental methods, data processing has become a bigger challenge than acquisition. I’m working on observability-based methods to identify meaningful biomarkers in genomic data 🧬.
• 🌐Higher Order Networks: Biological data often needs unconventional analysis techniques. I develop methods and tools like the Hypergraph Analysis Toolbox to study group interactions within genomic networks and beyond.

Thanks for stopping by my profile! Feel free to explore my repositories and reach out (📫[email protected]) if you’re interested in discussing research or have a cool idea to share.