Let’s commence with a brief introduction, shall we? Being a sprout of the nineties, I witnessed both the rise of the internet and the inception of social media megalomania; also the demise of decent television, which I still haven’t gotten over. This website is my digital business card, portfolio, archive, and kind of personal playground.
Upon graduation, my interest in medicine led me to the lab. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to cure either cancer or covid by desperately shattering shaking flasks. I did learn to appreciate the complexity and the intricacies of life, though. Being quite proficient in programming, I decided to combine my computer science abilities with my biomedical expertise. Thus, I ventured into more hands-on areas of medicine, working as a hospital physician and leading medical digitization projects in the private sector. This is where I have found my niche and where I have felt quite comfortable ever since.
I hold a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, a master's degree in economics, and a medical doctorate. My specializations include vocational and university training in bioinformatics, healthcare digitization, health econometrics, medical statistics, and data science. Some colleagues of mine have been known to spread preposterous rumors of me being in a mutually abusive relationship with my stats software, R – but what do pesky SPSS noobs know anyway, right?
Outside of work, I like to indulge in creative activities evey once in a while. I am quite enthusiastic about global history and mythology, always enjoy a decent neo-noir or cyberpunk story, and I like to indulge in some good old Japanese martial arts. No satori for me yet, though.
Arne Kowalewski