Hi! I’m Derreck Carter-House, Ph.D.
I’m a molecular biologist, automation architect, statistical evangelist, and unapologetic lover of weird orchids.
By day, I’m a Staff Scientist in Assay Development and Applied Statistics at Clear Labs, where I design and develop high-throughput diagnostic assays that hunt for bacteria, viruses, fungi, and mutations—sometimes all at once. I specialize in turning complex molecular workflows into automated, statistically optimized pipelines that actually work. Think liquid-handling robots, next-gen sequencing, and a lot of JMP plots.
By night (or whenever the greenhouse calls), I am the President of the San Francisco Orchid Society and lead community research efforts like the Zootrophion Phylogeny Project, where I sequence DNA from rare orchids with faces like grumpy goblins. I also give talks, write about AI and biotech, and occasionally explain confidence intervals at dinner parties.
I love bridging the bench and the bioinformatics terminal, blending practical science with elegant experimental design—and adding just enough chaos to keep things interesting.
What I care about:
Making science faster, more reliable, and less boring
Empowering teams to use statistics like pros
Using genomics to explore biodiversity (and flex my plant nerd credentials)