A brief introduction, then, shall we? As a child of the nineties, I witnessed both the rise of the internet and the dawn of social media megalomania — not to mention the demise of decent television, which I still haven’t quite gotten over. This website is my digital business card, portfolio, archive, and personal playground of sorts.
After graduating, my interest in medicine initially led me to the lab. Despite my best efforts, I didn’t manage to cure cancer or covid by furiously shattering flasks. I did, however, come to appreciate the complexity and intricacy of life. With a strong foundation in programming, I chose to merge my background in computer science with my biomedical knowledge. This led me into more practical areas of medicine, working as a hospital physician and leading digitization projects in the private sector. It is at this intersection that I found my professional niche — and where I have felt most at home ever since.
I hold a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, a master's in economics, and a medical doctorate. My areas of specialization draw from a combination of both academic study and real-world experience in medicine, bioinformatics, healthcare digitization, econometrics, medical statistics, and data science. Some colleagues like to spread outlandish rumors that I am 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 dip into creative pursuits every now and then. I am quite passionate about global history and mythology, always enjoy a decent neo-noir or cyberpunk story, and like to indulge in some good old Japanese martial arts. No satori for me yet, though.
Arne Kowalewski