Hi, I’m Dalton—a molecular biology student at BYU who spends a lot of time writing code and tinkering with computers.
I’m interested in how things work, from the genomes of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) to the systems we build to study them. My research brings those interests together through bioinformatics: developing tools and workflows that make genomic analysis easier to reproduce, understand, and build on.
Outside of research, I’m usually experimenting with self-hosted software, finding another use for an old computer, or starting a project that will probably lead to three more. I also enjoy poetry, good music, and getting lost in a story.
Feel free to poke around and see what I’ve been working on. This is where I share projects, notes on what I’m learning, and whatever else catches my curiosity.