Joshua Kangas

Associate Teaching Professor

Computational Biology

BIO

A successful Computational Biology researcher will have a strong understanding of computational techniques and the biological processes and techniques underlying the development of the data they are analyzing. In the courses Joshua teaches, students generate experimental data in wet-lab experiments and learn to apply computational techniques for the analysis of those data. Joshua constantly looks for ways to make our course offerings as modern as possible in both the wet-lab and computational techniques learned by students. At times, this has included modernizing classic labs or generating new modules based on novel research. He teaches courses for high school students, undergraduates, and graduate students in the CPCB program.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Teaching Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesAug 2018 - 1 Aug 2024
  • Research Scientist
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesSep 2015 - Aug 2018
  • Associate Teaching Professor
    Carnegie Mellon University, Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department, Pittsburgh, USA1 Aug 2024 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
    Quantitative Medicine LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 50131, United StatesApr 2017 - 7 Jan 2020
  • Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
    Quantitative Medicine LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesJan 2012 - Apr 2017

DEGREES

  • PhD, Computational Biology
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States2008 - 2013
  • B.S., Computer Science
    Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, United States2003 - 2008

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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