Karl Kumbier

Bio/CV: 

Karl is a PhD student in the UC Berkeley Statistics Department, advised by Prof. Bin Yu. He graduated from Pomona College in 2013 with a BA in mathematics and a focus in statistics. Karl’s
research interests include applied statistics, bioinformatics, sparse modeling, and network analysis. More specifically, he has been working with the Celniker lab at LBNL to develop and understanding of how spatial gene expression guides embryo development in Drosophila.