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Background & education.

I'm Viraat, and I work at the intersection of biology, programming, and human impact. Most of what I make uses code and machine learning to make health and science easier to understand and more useful to actual people.

I founded the F*Cancer Foundation in February 2026 and built its website end to end. Since June 2026 I have been a research intern at the University of Washington's Center for Cryo-Biomedical Engineering under Professor Shen Ren, where I write data pipelines and models to make sense of experimental results. I also manage content for Chakra Healing, a family-owned QHHT regression-therapy practice.

Before that I taught programming at Luma Coding from October to December 2025, helping students ship their first real projects. I compete in FBLA, DECA, TSA, Science Olympiad, and Mu Alpha Theta.

Most of my projects come back to the same question: how can software help someone understand their own health, learn something new, or just have fun with the people around them.

education

  • High School

    High School Diploma (in progress)

    Computer Science, Mathematics, and Biology · Washington, USA · Expected 2027

    • Coursework in AP Computer Science, Calculus, Biology, and Statistics
    • Active in FBLA, DECA, TSA, Science Olympiad, and Mu Alpha Theta

  • University of Washington

    Research Internship

    Cryo-Biomedical Engineering & Artificial Organs · Seattle, WA · June 2026 to Present

    • Research under Professor Shen Ren

work

Experience

  1. June 2026 to Present

    Research Intern

    Center for Cryo-Biomedical Engineering & Artificial Organs, University of Washington

    Seattle, WA

    Working under Professor Shen Ren on cryopreservation and artificial-organ research. Building data pipelines and machine-learning models to analyze experimental results and support protein and tissue-preservation work.

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • Data Analysis
    • Computational Biology
    • Research

  2. February 2026 to Present

    Founder & Executive Director

    F*Cancer Foundation

    Remote

    Founded a student-run nonprofit supporting cancer patients and families. Designed and fully developed the organization's website end to end, and run fundraising, outreach, and a volunteer team.

    • Next.js
    • Fundraising
    • Operations
    • Leadership

  3. June 2026 to Present

    Content Manager

    Chakra Healing

    Remote

    Manage content and the digital presence for Chakra Healing, a family-owned QHHT regression-therapy practice. Handle site copy, publishing, and messaging.

    • Content Strategy
    • Web
    • Marketing

  4. October 2025 to December 2025

    Coding Instructor

    Luma Coding

    Remote

    Taught programming fundamentals, Python, and web development to middle- and high-school students. Built lesson plans and project-based curriculum, and mentored students through their first full builds.

    • Python
    • Web Development
    • Teaching
    • Curriculum