About

Max is a graduate student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. His research interests lie at the intersection of bioinformatics, biostatistics, and deep learning. He brings over two years of experience in bioinformatics and software development.

Education

Master of Mathematics, Computer Science

University of Waterloo, 2025–2027

Bachelor of Science, Honours Biology, Co-op

University of Waterloo, 2020–2025

  • Minor in Computing, Focus in Molecular Genetics
  • Dean's Honours

Experience

Bioinformatics Researcher - Doxey Lab

University of Waterloo

Spring 2025

  • Used bioinformatic approaches to distinguish pediatric cystitis and pyelonephritis based on host–pathogen signatures.

Bioinformatics Researcher - Doxey Lab

University of Waterloo

Spring 2024

  • Co-op placement #5
  • Applied metatranscriptomic approaches to diagnose urinary tract infections in pediatric patients.

Bioinformatics Software Developer

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) - Diagnostic Development Department

Winter 2024

  • Co-op placement #4
  • Developed software for cancer biomarker discovery and validation.

Bioinformatics Assistant

Ceragen

Spring 2023

  • Co-op placement #3
  • Assisted in plant-growth-promoting genome analysis and generated data processing pipelines.

Laboratory Research Assistant

Ceragen

Fall 2022

  • Co-op placement #2
  • Performed wet lab experiments including DNA extraction, ONT gDNA sequencing, and biochemical/antibiotic assays to identify plant growth-promoting bacteria.

Publications

  1. Doxey, A.C., Abu Mazen, N., Homm, M. et al. Metatranscriptomic profiling reveals pathogen and host response signatures of pediatric acute sinusitis and upper respiratory infection. Genome Med 17, 22 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-025-01447-3

Google Scholar
CSM 2025 Poster

2025 Canadian Society of Microbiologists Annual Conference

University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec · June 2025

BIOL 499 Poster

Undergraduate Thesis Poster Presentation

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario · April 2025

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Contact

Feel free to reach out via email:

mchomm@uwaterloo.ca