Hey, I'm Nickaan. I'm a Biology student at UCSD with a specialization in Bioinformatics. I'm interested in genetics, cell signaling, and the overlap between biology and computers.
I keep notes on the papers I read and share the projects I'm working on here.
Built scoreexplorer.org, a web platform that aggregates and visualizes 129 clinical scoring systems used to track human health and disease. Created a database so researchers and clinicians can actually compare diagnostic scores across cardiology, neurology, oncology, and more.
Took a lecture and discussion based college-level neuroscience course at Columbia, covering neural mechanisms and cognitive neuroscience.
Built an acne tracking app that finds and labels blackheads, whiteheads, inflamed pimples, and dark spots from a single selfie. Fine-tuned a YOLO26 detection model, ran it on-device with CoreML, and built the React Native app plus the Claude-powered care plans and weekly progress tracking. More on the projects tab.
