I am Diego Taquiri-Díaz, a last-year Biology undergraduate at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Lima, Peru.

• Name: Diego Taquiri-Díaz
• Contact: [email protected]
• Phone: +51 949 503 024
• LinkedIn: diegotaquiri
• GitHub: diego-taquiri
• Twitter: diego_taquiri

My current research focus is on bioinformatics and genomics. I am interested in applying and developing computational methods to address research questions centered around biological sequences such as DNA, RNA, and proteins. I am also exploring the use of machine learning and generative AI in biology to enhance our understanding of the "language of life."

• Gene Regulation: Predicting gene regulatory mechanisms from DNA sequences.
• Genetic Variants: Predicting the effects of genetic variants on diseases and protein function.
• Protein Function: Annotating the protein universe and detecting remote homologies, especially in metagenomics.
• Gene Expression: Utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics to understand cellular function and tissue organization.
• Genomics/Protein Language Models: Integrating large language models to predict biological phenomena at scale.
• Synthetic Biology: Designing functional DNA sequences and predicting their activity.
• Human Diseases: Understanding disease mechanisms to develop better treatments.

Please feel free to browse my CV and reach out.