Isaac Ellmen

Isaac is co-supervised by Dr. Nissimov (main supervisor Dr. Trevor Charles). He is pursuing his MSc in Biology after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a BMath in Combinatorics & Optimization. His research is centred around developing tools for primer design and analysis of viral genome sequencing data. In particular, he is investigating how to make use of incomplete genomic sequencing data from SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

Isaac enjoys learning about the ingenuity of viruses and how we can use their genomes to understand them. Besides learning about biology and computer science, Isaac also likes reading, exploring cities, watching hockey, and acting in plays.