Berkeley, CaliforniaPortfolio — 2026

Marc Pashin

Student, Researcher, Founder, Mountaineer

Machine learning
Computational biology
Artificial intelligence

01 — About

Building at the intersection of biotech and machine learning, and probably exploring the outdoors whenever I'm not.

I am fascinated by the human brain and eager to explore its intricacies and its connection to modern technology. I want to understand how we can use both today's technology and future discoveries about the brain to push innovation further.

I am actively seeking opportunities to collaborate on projects that merge neuroscience, biotechnology, and machine learning, and to contribute to innovative research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding of the brain and technology.

Outside of my professional life, I spend the majority of my time outdoors. Here are some places I have been in the past year: at the summit of Clouds Rest in Yosemite, at the summit of Smutwood Peak in the Canadian Rockies, under old-growth redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and on various forest service roads in my mud-covered 4th-gen 4Runner.

I believe my desire to explore both the natural world and the frontiers of technology stems from a deep curiosity about the systems that shape our world. I want not only to appreciate what previous generations have built and preserved for us, but also to help develop technologies that will sustain it for generations to come.

University of California, Berkeley

I came into Berkeley with an appetite to learn, and I hope to leave with an in-depth understanding of two kinds of intelligence: the brain, and the machines we are teaching to think. Neuroscience shows me how learning works in biology; computer science gives me the tools to build it, from the machine learning behind my research to the reinforcement learning environments and recursive self-improvement I am most excited about now. I want to make the most of my time at Berkeley by learning as much as possible where the two meet.

Currently: Robotics & ML Intern @ Deveillance
Vice President of Dojo Explore @ Nucleate
Skillset: Python · PyTorch · Java · Bioinformatics · CRISPR-Cas9 · PCR · Molecular cloning · Cell culture

Marc standing on a rocky summit ridge with arms outstretched, a sharp limestone peak and snowfields behind him — Volcán de FuegoGuatemala

Work experience

Walking along a moss-covered fallen log through a redwood forest

My best ideas and conversations often happen hundreds of miles from my desk.

Research

Biology from two sides — teaching computers to read tissue images, and editing genes by hand at the bench.

Leadership

Organizations I've started or helped run — mostly about opening doors into science for other people.

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AI lab notebook · 2026

Benchcraft

Write the note as you work and it keeps the record, updates the shelf and the freezer, and scores each outcome against the confidence you stated. Runs on your own Claude account.
STEM For Others · Lead developer

STEMplore

A free, gamified learning platform with 35+ courses and about 2,000 students a month, built with a team of 168 volunteer contributors.
Stanford Medicine · Curtis Lab

Research @ Stanford Med

Trained a graph neural network to predict 64 proteins in every cell, using only the cheap H&E slide images pathologists already have.