
Giorgi Vacheishvili
@giorgivacheishvili
I build explainable machine-learning pipelines for CRISPR genomics and biomedical data.
What I'm looking for
I benchmarked explainable-AI methods for DeepCas9 and DeepCRISTL models across 11 datasets and 26,861 CRISPR guides during my Erasmus Mundus MSc thesis at the University of Patras. My work showed where explanation methods agree, where they differ, and how explanation stability relates to model accuracy.
At the G. Eliava Institute, I helped annotate eight phage genomes and built Python tools to automate gene-call conversion, BLAST searches, PHROGs and HHpred hit mapping, and EMBL export. I also characterised phages active against Raoultella strains and prepared samples for sequencing.
I've also decoded sensory conditions from 64-channel EEG, segmented brain tumours with a U-Net, and built a markerless gait-analysis app using OpenCV and MediaPipe. I'm open to remote bioinformatics, computational biology, biomedical signal-processing, and image-analysis work.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Researcher
Oct 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year)
- Contributed to the annotation of 8 phage genomes and wrote Python tools (Biopython, pandas) that automated key steps: GeneMark gene calls to FASTA, NCBI BLAST searches, PHROGs and HHpred hit mapping, and EMBL export.
- Characterised new phages active against Raoultella strains from the institute's collection (culture, host-range testing, sample preparation for sequencing). - Presented the work a
- Trained in RNA/DNA extraction, PCR and next-generation sequencing workflows.
- Worked with sequencing data in CLC Genomics Workbench.
- Organised interviews with stakeholders in the Czech Republic's development cooperation projects in Georgia on early cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
- Interpreted live interviews between English and Georgian.
Three research projects in analytical and physical chemistry:
- NMR spectroscopy and molecular modelling of enantioselective drug–cyclodextrin interactions.
- Synthesis and nanoparticle sizing of realgar-encapsulated perovskite quantum dots.
- Heavy-metal analysis of soils in Bolnisi Municipality by MP-AES and atomic absorption spectroscopy.
Presented as an oral talk at the 6th International Confe
Education
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University of Patras
Master of Science, Biomedical/Medical Engineering
2024 - 2026
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Biomedical Engineering (EMMBIOME), with study periods in Kragujevac (Serbia), Patras (Greece) and Iasi (Romania).
Thesis: "Drawing Biological Conclusions from DeepCRISTL and DeepCas9 Models Using Explainable AI" (supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Christos Makris).
Coursework: Bioinformatics, Signal Processing, Biomedical Image Processing, Medical Imaging, Modeling and Mixed R
San Diego State University
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
2019 - 2023
Emphasis in Biochemistry.
Dean's List;
merit-based scholarship renewed every semester (2020–2023).
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