Jesse Islam joined The Richards Lab in 2026. He bridges causal discovery, generative modeling, and survival analysis for healthcare and multi-omics. A multi-award winner throughout his PhD (CS TA Award 2019, District 3 AI Genomics 2020: 1st Place + IVADO Innovation award, D-Challenge 2025 1st Place), he unites statistical theory with scalable engineering. Jesse architects robust infrastructure, from novel inference algorithms to high-throughput pipelines, translating complex data into reliable, reproducible research tools. https://jesseislam.com/