Thomas Grant
Associate Professor
Buffalo, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Grant is an Assistant Professor and structural biology specialist with nine years of focused experience developing algorithms and software for solution X-ray scattering and crystallography, particularly for XFEL light sources. He combines deep technical expertise in SAXS and crystallography with a strong background in mathematical physics and a track record of automating high-throughput data evaluation using statistical methods. His research blends method development, software engineering, and hands-on experiments—spanning bioinformatics, molecular dynamics, and crystallographic analysis—to accelerate discoveries in medical, materials, and physical sciences. An experienced communicator and educator, he excels at translating complex methods for diverse audiences and mentoring students. Notably, his work on automated SAXS data quality pipelines and low-resolution diffraction analysis has helped make advanced scattering techniques more accessible and routine in biological studies.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Mathematical Physics, B.S., Mathematical Physics at University at BuffaloPh.D., Structural Biology, Ph.D., Structural Biology at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Github Skills (13)
electron9
imaging8
python8
gpu7
sas7
machine-learning7
deep-learning7
monitoring6
numpy5
neural-network5
gpu-acceleration3
tensor3
autograd2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
tdgrant1/denss
Feb 2017 - Jun 2021
Calculate electron density from a solution scattering profile
Contributions:230 commits, 12 PRs, 354 pushes in 4 years 4 months
electronelectron-densitysaxs
tdgrant1/om
Jul 2021 - Oct 2025
Contributions:36 pushes in 4 years 3 months
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