Sophomore at Columbia studying computer science, biology, and creative writing interested in research, startups, and pre-medicine.
Currently doing research at Rice Biodesign Lab working on stochastic simulations of bacterial cross-feeding.
Founder and Executive Director of Omelora, a youth-led nonprofit that makes education more equitable. Beyond all of this, I enjoy tinkering and writing.
See more on my resume or reach out at koe2103@columbia.edu.
Work
Rice University2025-2026
Kyra’s College Guide
Schoolhouse
Projects
Bridge2026
Mingle2026
Stochastic ML model for predicting the emergent spatial organization of bacterial cross-feeding.
Kalingo2026
AI African language learner trained on native voice models, covering 80+ phrases with pronunciation correction.
Athena Gallery2025
Showcase of 1,200+ coding projects submitted by girls across Hack Club's Athena hackathons.
Tutoring Portal2024
Nonprofit tutoring portal built for Connect Me used by 1,000+ students. Links: Figma Design Files, Github.
Goblin2024
Bioinformatics pipeline that automates BAM-to-FASTA conversion, sequence splitting, and target extraction.
Writing
Quorum Sensing: How Microbes Turn Food Waste into Plastic20262026
Exploring this microbial communication system.
medium.com
Tiny Sensors, Big Signals: Inside Microbial Biosensors20262026
Exploring the science and applications of biosensors.
medium.com
Tardigrades: Microorganisms on the Edge of Things20252025
These extremophiles live life on the edge.
medium.com
Apple’s SimpleFold: Folding Proteins Just Got Easier20252025
This new protein shape prediction model reduces cost and complexity.
thecolumbiasciencereview.com
Small Things, Big Weather: How Microbes Influence Cloud & Rain Formation20252025
Certain microbes help form clouds and rain by triggering ice formation.
medium.com
The Arc Institute is Exploring This Complex Drug Discovery Conundrum20252025
Scientists have new findings for this drug discovery issue.
sci-insight.com