Researcher

Md. Mamunur Rashid is a bioinformatics scientist at the Computational Biology & Omics laboratory, A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR BII). He obtained his PhD in Bioinformatics and System Biology from the Kyushu Institute of Technology (KIT), Japan. Previously, he worked as a research fellow at Prof Yamanishi’s drug discovery by AI and big data Lab at KIT, focusing on applying statistics and machine learning (ML) to address computational challenges in human disease biology. Rashid specialises in integrating and modelling multi-omics data to discover biomarkers, improve drug response predictions and develop novel pipelines for advancing targeted treatments. He’s passionate about using AI and ML techniques in advancing human disease diagnosis, drug development and food-to-health research, and driving innovations in personalised health and wellness.