Hi, I’m Borja Medina de las Heras. I’m currently pursuing a Master in Bioinformatics at Lund University and I’m actively applying AI to chemistry and biology, with hands-on experience in the Molecular AI group at AstraZeneca and as an iGEM ambassador across Europe. I’m passionate about data-driven biology, scalable language models for chemistry, and community-building in science. In addition to research, I contribute to initiatives like Synapse and mentor teams in iGEM Lund, blending computational skills with lab knowledge to advance life sciences.

BORJA MEDINA DE LAS HERAS

Hi, I’m Borja Medina de las Heras. I’m currently pursuing a Master in Bioinformatics at Lund University and I’m actively applying AI to chemistry and biology, with hands-on experience in the Molecular AI group at AstraZeneca and as an iGEM ambassador across Europe. I’m passionate about data-driven biology, scalable language models for chemistry, and community-building in science. In addition to research, I contribute to initiatives like Synapse and mentor teams in iGEM Lund, blending computational skills with lab knowledge to advance life sciences.

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Hi, I’m Borja Medina de las Heras. I’m currently pursuing a Master in Bioinformatics at Lund University and I’m actively applying AI to chemistry and biology, with hands-on experience in the Molecular AI group at AstraZeneca and as an iGEM ambassador across Europe.

I’m passionate about data-driven biology, scalable language models for chemistry, and community-building in science. In addition to research, I contribute to initiatives like Synapse and mentor teams in iGEM Lund, blending computational skills with lab knowledge to advance life sciences.

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Experience Level

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Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Master Thesis at AstraZeneca, Molecular AI Department
August 1, 2025 - Present
Uncertainty-aware Reinforcement Learning for Chemical Language Models.
Assoc. Scientist at Molecular AI Department, AstraZeneca
September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
Scaling Laws for Chemical Language Models.
iGEM Europe Ambassador at iGEM Europe
January 1, 2025 - Present
Ambassador for iGEM in Europe.
iGEM Lund 2024 Lead at Methane RemOOver - iGEM 2024
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Modeling, data science and AI responsible of iGEM Lund 2024.
Core Team Member at Synapse – Life Science Connect
April 1, 2024 - Present
Core Team Member for a non-profit life science student-driven organization.
Student Intern at Molecular Neuromodulation group (MNM) at WNC
March 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Short and long read sequence analysis for AAV-Barcoding analysis.
Bachelor Thesis Researcher at Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB)
November 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023
Structural Characterization of the Core Proteins of Human Adenovirus Type 5 (Ad5).
Student Intern at Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO)
June 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023
Molecular Mechanism of sex-differences in metabolism, physiology and disease.
BYG Profesional Accelerator Member at BYG Profesional Accelerator
April 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023
Design and development of a Spanish Tax declaration App for young people.

Education

Master in Bioinformatics at Lund University
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor in Biochemistry at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023
High School Diploma at Academica International Studies
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Spanish Excellence High School at San Mateo - Excelence Institute
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Life Sciences, Healthcare, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services