Mordechai Walder

Mordechai Walder’s computational biology research has focused on investigating the mechanisms underlying disease through building multimodal prediction models of protein binding interfaces, as well as leveraging gene expression data to model emergent cellular communication networks. He has also spent years studying Talmudic law and Jewish philosophy, in addition to the spiritual traditions of other cultures. At IACS, he is merging his prior experiences by working at the interface of neuroscience and spirituality, with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of spiritual experience and making it more accessible to the masses.

Graduate

Northwestern University: MSc in Quantitative and Systems Biology, Class of 2021

Undergraduate

Yeshiva University: BSc in Chemistry, Class of 2020
Yeshivat Hakotel: Talmudic law, Class of 2017

Prior Publications

M. Walder, E. Edelstein, S. Lazarev, M. Carroll, J.E. Fajardo, A. Fiser. R. Viswanathan (July, 2022). Integrated structure-based protein interface prediction. BMC Bioinformatics.

Walder, Mordechai. “Constructing Lung Cell Communication Networks from Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data.” Northwestern University, 2021.

Skills