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Single-Cell Foundation Models: Scale, Skepticism, and the Epistemology of Data Production
“The state of single-cell FMs in 2026. Scale-up and skeptical evaluation are happening simultaneously, and the real bottleneck is not the model but how we produce causal data.”
Using LLM-Wiki to Mentor Lab Students
“A few ways to connect Karpathy's LLM-Wiki with lab mentoring and teaching — building a shared knowledge base, absorbing student questions, and preparing for meetings.”
The Current State of Synthetic Enhancer Design
“This year's omics foundation research is dominated by diffusion models and synthetic enhancers. Tracing the shift from prediction to design in the gLM field.”
Open positions.
Postdoctoral Researcher
1–2 positions openComputational biologists with strong publication record in statistical genetics, deep learning for genomics, or single-cell analysis.
Ph.D. Student
2–3 admitted per yearApplicants with backgrounds in CS, statistics, biology, or bioinformatics. Coding fluency and comfort with large datasets required.
M.S. Student
2–3 admitted per yearStrong interest in computational genomics and willingness to go deep on one question for 2 years.
Undergraduate Researcher
RollingKU undergraduates from any quantitative or biological major. Prior coding experience preferred.
How to apply.
If you are interested in our work, please send a brief email to joonanlab@gmail.com with a description of your research interests and your CV. The same address handles applications for postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate positions.