Fundamental Limitations of Genomic Foundation Models for Sequence Generation

Research engineer focused on AI safety, alignment, and AIxBio security. I study how capabilities and values emerge during model training and build scalable interventions to align frontier models, drawing on deep expertise in biosecurity and biological foundation models. 38 publications (12 first or senior author) and 3 patents in large-scale data analysis and ML for biology; co-founded an AI-driven cancer-diagnostics startup and authored grants securing $4M+ in competitive funding.