Liz Martin
About Liz Martin
Liz Martin is a Senior Associate Computational Biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she has worked since 2022. She is also a US National Team Rower, having won a Silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Work at Broad Institute
Liz Martin currently serves as a Senior Associate Computational Biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a position she has held since 2022. Prior to this role, she worked as an Associate Computational Biologist II from 2020 to 2022. During her time at the Broad Institute, she contributed to projects focused on tumor heterogeneity and cancer drug resistance in the Getz Lab and Cancer Genome Analysis Group.
Education and Expertise
Liz Martin earned her Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Science and Molecular Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2018 to 2020. She previously completed her Bachelor of Science in the same fields at MIT from 2014 to 2018. Her educational background provides her with a strong foundation in computational biology and bioinformatics.
Background in Bioinformatics
Before her current role, Liz Martin gained experience as a Bioinformatics Intern at Caribou Biosciences for three months in 2017, where she utilized Amazon Web Services to create new company pipelines and analyze NGS data. She also interned at RaNA Therapeutics from 2016 to 2017, further developing her skills in bioinformatics.
Athletic Achievements
Liz Martin is also a competitive rower, currently representing USRowing as a member of the US National Team since 2022. She won a Silver medal in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, and earned a Bronze medal at the Pan-Am Qualifier Regatta in April 2023. Additionally, she placed 5th in the Lightweight Women's Single Sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Cup 3 in Lucerne, Switzerland.