Mr Mika Martin Nieuwenhuyzen
RMODELGuest Scientist
UWA Centre for Applied Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Simplifying bioinformatics without losing any of the science
About
Mika Martin Nieuwenhuyzen completed his master's in bioinformatics (Distinction) at The University of Western Australia. He wrote his dissertation on gene body methylation (gbM) in Arabidopsis thaliana and was the May 2026 spotlight for Trends in Genetics. Mika's current work focuses on developing open-source software (OSS) and agentic AI harnesses for complex bioinformatics workflows. In his spare time he experiments and trains AI models; creating LoRAs, hypernetworks and image models. His hobbies include reading comics, watching anime and playing with his dog.
Keywords
bioinformaticsnodesblueprintsBionoduloworkflowpipelinecloudHPCAI
Research Areas
Computational RNA Biology
Education & Training
- Masters, Bioinformatics (Distinction), The University of Western Australia (2024-2025)
- Bachelors of Biomedicine (Double Major: Anatomy & Immunology), The University of Western Australia (2020-2024)
Contact & Links
Fun Facts
Bench vs Code
BenchworkComputation
Coffee Need
☕☕☕☕☕
Science Mood
Every program has a solution, leave it to me
Obsession
Coding my app
Organism
Homo Superior (Marvel Comics mutants)
Outdoor Level
IndoorOutdoor
Hidden Talent
Was internationally ranked #9 in Karate
Dream Career
Comic Creator / Novelist
If I was…
- A science discovery
- Accidentally creating an evil AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)
- An animal
- Owl
- A drink
- Monster Energy (White)
- A food
- Korean Fried Chicken
- A celebrity
- Robert Downey Junior
- A sport
- Karate
- A novel
- The Sandman by Neil Gaiman