Hello, I'm Gideon.

I’m a 4th-year undergrad studying CS and bio at UMich (CV). Basically, I like building algorithms that crunch biological data and spit out (hopefully) useful insights.

Outside of research, I spend my time running, doing photography, reading, and scuba diving.

Here’s some of the work I’m currently doing or have done in the past:

  • I worked with Matthew Patrick, Lam Tsoi, and Haihan Zhang @ the University of Michigan on Loopsim, a tool that analyzes chromosome conformation capture data (the 3D structure of DNA) and finds statistically significant potential genomic interactions. The work is described in a journal article that I wrote.

  • I’m working with Jason Ernst and Jingyuan Fu @ UCLA on functionally annotating the epigenome of iPS cells.

  • I previously worked with Hagai Levi and Ron Shamir @ Tel Aviv University on integrating DOMINO, an active module identification algorithm, with Drugst.One, a tool for exploring biological networks. Journal article.

  • I’m working with Hagai Levi, David Lasry, Ron Shamir, and Ran Elkon @ Tel Aviv University on Expander, a web-based platform for that ties together various genomic analysis tools / methods in an easy-to-use format.

  • I designed a robotic arm to perform laser spectroscopy with the aim of increasing data quality, efficiency, and safety. Conference poster.

  • I developed Nextinspace, a tool for keeping track of rocket launches. Web Article.

You can email me at gideonshaked [at] gmail [dot] com or gshaked [at] umich [dot] edu. I’m always interested in meeting new people.

Coral Restoration

Conducting a coral reef biodiversity survey with the Coral Restoration Foundation