Kyle Lare
Chromosome Architecture, Machine Learning, and Physics
About Me
I am a senior undergraduate physics student at the University of Houston. I am currently working at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics at Rice University on simulating chromosome interaction with the nuclear lamina.
I previously worked with Prof. Greg Morrison at the University of Houston on diagnosing problems with his patent-sorting machine learning algorithm. Before that, I worked in Prof. Mini Das' Lab where I studied poly-capillary optics and their potential use in improving X-ray imaging.
I am primarily interested in applying the fundamentals of physics and machine learning to effectively improve society. When I'm not running simulations, I am an avid reader, stargazer, and aquarium enthusiast.
Current Research
Modelling Interactions Between Heterochromatin and the Nuclear Lamina
In the summer of 2020, I worked in the Frontiers in Science (FIS) REU at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) at Rice University with Dr. Sumitabha Brahmachari where I developed a polymer model to simulate interactions between heterochromatin and the nuclear lamina, a protein network that surrounds the cell nucleus.
After the FIS program ended, I began work as a student researcher at CTBP at Rice where Dr. Brahmachari and I continue to explore the capabilities of our model. We are currently in the process of publishing a paper on our findings.