Spencer Bliven Email & Phone Number

Villigen, Switzerland

Scientist and engineer in the High Performance Computing and Emerging Technologies group, with an emphasis on biological aapplications.

Wädenswil, Switzerland

I worked with Maria Anisimova on the evolution of tandem repeat proteins. In particular, we were interested in the Armadillo repeat protein family. The research included developing phylogenetic methods and using machine learning to predict binding affinities of native and designed tandem repeat proteins.

Postdoc with Guido Capitani. I worked on the Evolutionary Protein-Protein Interface Classifier (EPPIC) with an emphasis on identifying biological assemblies; protein internal symmetry (CE-Symm); and participated in the CASP12 assessment of quaternary assembly predications.

In Philip Bourne's Lab.

Extended the Rosetta software package for computational structural biology by implementing a better model of disulfide bonds.

I learned a huge amount interning for this Seattle startup. I was able to contribute to their Mac software application and helped write the interface to their usb device, the OPen. I also learned a great deal about proper project architecture and management.

Phd, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology

"Structure-preserving Rearrangements: Algorithms for Structural Comparison and Protein Analysis" Advisors: Philip Bourne, Milton Saier.

Bs, Computer Science, Biology

Education record

Study Abroad

High School Diploma, All

Rigorous schedule of Honors and AP (Advanced Placement) classes: AP Computer Science A (C++) - score of 5/5 AP Computer Science AP (Java).