I teach computers to read biological sequences — then figure out what they do.
Publications, preprints, and work in progress at the intersection of sequence, function, and machine learning. (i know these are all placeholders im trying my best trust)
Code, models, and experiments — from serious research tooling to weekend curiosities.
Longer thoughts — sometimes technical, sometimes just about a good cup of coffee and a hard problem.
Just breaking into the field of Bioinf x ML & S2F
Half nerdy science work, other half about person behind it.
Ayaan A. Rezwan
Undergraduate BASc in Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo passionate about R&D in machine learning for bioinformatics, particularly to develop novel therapeutics by investigating how to go from sequence to function
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I teach computers to read biological sequences — then figure out what they do.
Undergraduate BASc in Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo passionate about R&D in machine learning for bioinformatics, particularly to develop novel therapeutics by investigating how to go from sequence to function
- 01DNA, RNA, and Protein Sequencing
Analyzing and modeling biological sequence data to understand biological functions
- 02Machine Learning for Bioinformatics
Applying ML models to multiomics and biological datasets to develop newfound insights
- 03Drug Discovery and Protein Engineering
Targeted efforts in genetic engineering and biomolecular interactions for drug discovery
- 04Research-Driven Software
Building reproducible, well-documented tools and projects for scientific discovery
Messages · lately
- New · update
Accepted Winter 2027 Co-op
- Update
Joined Doxey Lab
- Update
Finished my first Co-op at AstraZeneca
Ayaan A. Rezwan
I teach computers to read biological sequences — then figure out what they do.
Undergraduate BASc in Biomedical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo passionate about R&D in machine learning for bioinformatics, particularly to develop novel therapeutics by investigating how to go from sequence to function
What I work on
- DNA, RNA, and Protein Sequencing: Analyzing and modeling biological sequence data to understand biological functions
- Machine Learning for Bioinformatics: Applying ML models to multiomics and biological datasets to develop newfound insights
- Drug Discovery and Protein Engineering: Targeted efforts in genetic engineering and biomolecular interactions for drug discovery
- Research-Driven Software: Building reproducible, well-documented tools and projects for scientific discovery
News
- Oct 2026: Accepted Winter 2027 Co-op
- Sep 2026: Joined Doxey Lab
- Aug 2026: Finished my first Co-op at AstraZeneca
Projects
- Promoter Classification (Mar 2026): Classifying human DNA sequences as promoter or non-promoter regions using k-mer frequency vectors and three ML models, with a focus on biological interpretability.
- earlySignal: Liquid Biopsy Cancer Classifier (Mar 2026): Building a DNA methylation-based lung cancer detection pipeline at Hack Canada 2026 — and discovering why the blood test problem isn't solved yet.
Writing
- Modelling a Fluorescent Yeast Plasmid · Jan 2025
- AlphaFold and the Future of Synthetic Biology · Oct 2024
Contact
The fastest way to reach me is email — or wherever you hang out below.