About me
Who am I?
My name is Sohum Bhardwaj, currently I am a high-school student who has a passion for computational biology. For me, it is pretty daunting getting into the field of computational biology since this stuff really isn't taught in schools. This blog is here to document my journey in exploring the field and learning more about the science of analyzing life itself.
I will also write about things in the field that interest me and try to break it down into simple language that anyone can digest–for myself and those that are reading.
Eventually this blog will mature into a collection of my discoveries and growth in the field of computational biology and maybe even a good resource for another highschooler interested in computational biology
My Reading List
Algorithms on Strings, Trees, and Sequences
Dan Gusfield, 1997, Currently reading, Half way through
Technical read for people with computer science background getting into computational biology. The explanations for algorithms were quite good and built upon each other. It was clear how the algorithms covered related to biological problems.
Modeling Life: The Mathematics of Biological Systems
Alan Garfinkel, Yin Guo, Jane Shevtsov, 2017, To Be Started
I love computers... I mean what is there not to love about a big hunk of metals with precisely carved engravings and meticulously machined parts that can complete calculations so big that it would take humans hundreds of years to do the same. I also love biology, the various systems and machinery inside living organisms that causes them to live and thrive are incredibly interesting and complex and it inspires you to wonder how nature can be so complex.
Computational biology is a beautiful intersection of these interests as it pairs the power of computer science and the capabilities of computers to manage data with the problem of giant amounts of biological data that we need to sort through. I am sure you agree that the power of computers applied to investigate the mysteries of how living things function is truly a fascinating endeavor