My name is Lucas.

I am an MD/PhD student at UCSD MSTP. I am advised by Dr. Rob Knight through the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology program, and I am interested in advancing clinical diagnostics and therapeutics through the convergence of informatics, imaging, and artificial intelligence.

Where I've been

  • UCSD
  • UCSD Health
  • Stanford
  • Canary Center
  • Ludwig Center
  • La Jolla Institute
  • Illumina
  • Ladder Designs

Blending biology with computation

I believe that the future of biomedical discovery lies in the application of novel computational techniques to unravel complex biological data.

Illumina

Project

Diagnosing rare pediatric diseases in record time

Rapid identification of disease-causing variants in DNA enables prompt diagnosis and treatment of rare disease in children.

UC San Diego

Project

Visualizing chromatin structure throughout meiotic prophase

Elucidating patterns of chromatin organization is fundamental to understanding mechanisms of gene regulation and behavior.

Stanford University

Project

Identifying cancer drivers using methylation patterns

Dysregulation of DNA methylation can adversely impact tumor suppressor genes and developmental regulators, driving progression of cancer.

Get in touch

Locate me

  • UCSD
    9500 Gilman Drive
    La Jolla, California