Haynes Heaton

Haynes Heaton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University. He holds a Ph.D. in Computational Biology from Cambridge University, an M.D. from Brown University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Brown University. His interdisciplinary work bridges computational methods with biomedical applications, focusing on genomic technologies for malaria research and single-cell analysis.

Research interests include genome sequencing of malaria vectors (e.g., Anopheles mosquitoes), development of bioinformatics tools (e.g., LCSKPOA, Souporcell), and structural variation analysis in human and pathogen genomes. His work has contributed to chromosomal reference genomes for multiple malaria mosquitoes, advancing understanding of vector biology and disease transmission.

Publications highlight innovations in genome assembly, single-cell RNA-seq deconvolution, and computational methods for genomic data analysis. While no explicit awards are listed, his research has been featured in Auburn Engineering news for breakthroughs in leukemia diagnostics via software development.

He collaborates with medical and computational teams to translate genomic insights into clinical applications. No advising records or grants are explicitly detailed in the provided text.