Computational Biologist | Postdoctoral Researcher at TUM & Helmholtz Munich
Advancing plant-microbe genomics and alternative splicing research through computational innovation and multi-omics integration
I am a computational biologist specializing in alternative splicing, plant-microbe genomics, and transcriptomics. Currently, I serve as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Weihenstephan and Helmholtz Munich, investigating molecular diversity in plant-microbe interactions through comparative genomics as part of the TRR 356 collaborative research initiative.
I earned my PhD in Bioinformatics from TUM (2019-2022), where my dissertation "Towards Reproducibility in Alternative Splicing Analysis" focused on developing reproducible methodologies for analyzing splice variants, with applications to dilated cardiomyopathy.
My research combines computational innovation with biological insights to address fundamental questions in genomics and systems biology, bridging tool development and applied research.
Postdoctoral Researcher — Z03 Group
Serving as bioinformatics core for the TRR356 consortium across TUM, LMU, Tübingen and MPI institutions — providing analytical support, pipeline infrastructure, and HPC resource management for 8+ research groups investigating plant-microbe interactions.
Learn more →Co-Founder & CTO
Building an autonomous pathogen detection platform using real-time nanopore sequencing and ML-based taxonomic classification. Developing foundation model pretraining pipelines for metagenomic sequence analysis.
Visit Sentry Bio →Lead Developer
Python-based open benchmarking platform for 20+ RNA splicing detection methods across clinical RNA-seq datasets. Built and maintained as lead developer, coordinating contributions from a team of 5 developers.
View documentation →Collaborator — Helmholtz Munich
Developed a custom NVIDIA Jetson-based compute module paired with Oxford Nanopore Mk1B for field-deployable real-time basecalling and metagenomic sequencing of environmental microbial communities.
View preprint →Contributor — Nature 2026
Analyzed differentially expressed genes at translocation breakpoints within the hexaploid oat pangenome, investigating whether structural genomic rearrangements drive transcriptional changes across diverse oat varieties.
View publication →Workshop Instructor — TRR356 Consortium
Hands-on workshop introducing nf-core bioinformatics pipelines, covering pipeline execution, configuration, and best practices for reproducible computational workflows on HPC infrastructure.
View materials →Workshop Instructor — TRR356 Consortium
Hands-on workshop on phylogenomic methods for the TRR356 Plant-Microbe Interactions consortium, covering tree inference, comparative genomics, and evolutionary analysis of plant and microbial genomes.
Course Co-Developer & Instructor — TUM
40-hour practical course co-developed and delivered at TUM over 4 semesters for ~30 students per cohort, covering RNA-seq analysis end-to-end on multi-VM de.NBI cloud infrastructure.
Download my complete CV for detailed information about my education, experience, and publications.
Download CV (PDF)Technical University of Munich (TUM) Weihenstephan
Kamal Research Group, Plant Genomes and Systems Biology
TRR 356 Plant Microbe Initiative - Z03
Plant Genome and Systems Biology (PGSB), Helmholtz Munich
Research conducted at TUM School of Life Sciences from Feb 2024
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Dissertation: "Towards Reproducibility in Alternative Splicing Analysis"
Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) Munich
Specialization: Cell Biology & Biochemistry
I'm interested in discussing research collaborations, computational biology projects, and opportunities at the intersection of genomics and systems biology.