Eric Ho

Associate Professor Eric Ho specializes in computational biology and teaches at Lafayette College's Biology Department. He holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University (2010) and focuses on applying machine learning to biological problems, including mRNA-based therapeutics and predictive stroke analysis. His research emphasizes developing bioinformatics tools and has led to collaborations with students on impactful projects.

Teaching philosophy: Connects classroom content to real-world applications, emphasizing programming skills in statistics, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. Courses include computational methods, bioinformatics, and robotics.

Research highlights: Machine learning for ECG-based stroke monitoring and mRNA therapies targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Current projects involve bioinformatics tools for bacterial genomics.

Lab activities: Develops open-source tools using Python/R in Linux environments. Advises students like Zhaoyi Ding (2021) and Erica Chen (2023).

Personal interests: Enjoys table tennis as a weekly hobby.