Kyra Ezikeuzor

Student, Developer, & Writer

Sophomore at Columbia University studying computer science and biology interested in research, startups, and pre-medicine. I grew up spending a lot of time tinkering and thinking about how research and information can actually reach the people who need them. This summer I am doing research at Rice University's Bennett Biodesign Lab, working on simulations of bacterial cross-feeding. I am also the Founder and Executive Director of Omelora, a youth-led nonprofit that makes education more equitable, and I run an SAT tutoring bootcamp. Beyond all of this, I enjoy writing, design, and running. See more on my resume or reach out at koe2103@columbia.edu.

Work

Rice University

Research Intern

2026-Now

Columbia Science Review

2025-2026

Rice University

Research Intern

2025

Kyra’s College Guide

Private Tutor

2025

2025

Schoolhouse

SAT Bootcamp Tutor

2025

Founder, Executive Director

2024-Now

Compute the Future

Co-Founder, President

2022-2025

Projects

Bridge2026

Nonprofit volunteer portal build for Omelora, matching 3K+ members with tasks and tracking hours.

Mingle2026

Stochastic ML model for predicting the emergent spatial organization of two auxotrophic, cross-feeding, and adhering E.coli strains.

Kalingo2026

AI African language learner trained on native voice models, covering 80+ phrases with pronunciation correction.

Athena Gallery2025

Searchable showcase of 1,200+ coding projects submitted by girls across Hack Club's Athena hackathons.

Tutoring Portal2024

Nonprofit tutoring portal built for Connect Me, matching students with tutors and used by 1,000+ students.

Bioinformatics pipeline that automates BAM-to-FASTA conversion, sequence splitting, and target extraction.

Writing

Quorum Sensing: How Microbes Turn Food Waste into Plastic20262026

Exploring this microbial communication system.

Tiny Sensors, Big Signals: Inside Microbial Biosensors20262026

Exploring the science and applications of biosensors.

Tardigrades: Microorganisms on the Edge of Things20252025

These extremophiles live life on the edge.

Apple’s SimpleFold: Folding Proteins Just Got Easier20252025

This new protein shape prediction model reduces cost and complexity.

Small Things, Big Weather: How Microbes Influence Cloud & Rain Formation20252025

Certain microbes help form clouds and rain by triggering ice formation.

The Arc Institute is Exploring This Complex Drug Discovery Conundrum20252025

Scientists have new findings for this drug discovery issue.

Press

Girls Make Games, Kode With Klossy, Houston Style Magazine, NCWIT, St. Agnes Academy

Reach out for collaborations or a friendly hello.

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