Tyler Backman
Computational Biologist Research Scientist
Research Interests
My research focuses on large-scale computational modeling of metabolism and engineering polyketide synthases in silico for the production of useful small molecules.
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Biosciences FY25 LDRD Projects
The projects of 23 Biosciences Area scientists and engineers received funding through the FY25 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program.
Second Annual Software Developer Wet Lab Boot Camp Takes Place at JBEI
The training was targeted at Biosciences Area’s Software Developers
JBEI hosted for a second year a wet lab boot camp targeted at software developers. Following last year’s success, the boot camp returned this time to include 10 software developers from across the Biosciences Area. It included participants from JBEI (Biological Systems & Engineering Division), Agile BioFoundry, DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and Berkeley Lab and Sandia National Lab departments.
