Hey! I build data tools for research and science labs.
On the side, I explore building and writing about prototypes that might (or might not) have AI in them.
My main focus is expanding labspace.ai, a suite of tools and experiments that helps labs with organizing research papers, research data, grants and other tasks.
Need something built? Reach out!
jan@phage.directory • @yawnxyz • curriculum vitae • publications
Previously, I’ve worked with at companies like Microsoft, with brands like Verizon and Coca Cola, and at startups like Ubiquiti.
I co-founded Phage Directory, a social enterprise for crowd-sourcing phage therapy. Our efforts helped treat 5 patients, and led to an on-going clinical trial that has treated 16+ patients.
My background is kind of winding — I have a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction, and I’m equally comfy talking to users, writing React (though I prefer Svelte), building APIs, and making data pipes for bioinformatics. I’ve also helped publish several microbiology papers…
I like to dabble with LLM-centric interfaces (that may or may not have chat). I also love building internal tools and designing APIs.
I recently moved to SF to make friends, build tools, and hopefully work on some wicked problems. Or at least get to make tools for other people working on wicked problems.
Currently I’m thinking a lot about:
- Making tools for building aligned, agentic models
- Making protein, RNA, and other language models more available to researchers
- Digital interface that don’t require “chatting”