Short Bio
David Wuttke is a Research Associate and PhD Candidate in computational biology and digital global public health, combining a background in mechanical engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence with data-driven biomedical research.
He works in the Virus-Host Interplay Lab, where his research focuses on computational biology and AI to unlock insights from multi-omics data. He develops AI-based dynamic models of virus–host interactions and their impact on the kinome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome, analysing experimental omics data from in vitro systems through network analysis to better understand virus replication and virus-associated pathogenesis. His primary interest lies in understanding virus–host interactions and supporting global public health decision-making.
Teaching
Lectures
- Computer Science Meets Molecular Medicine: Computer Science Based Models for Pathogen-Host Interaction
Topics covered include:
- Multi Omics Data Integration
- Vaccine/Drug Development
- Virus Morphology
- Pathogen-Host Interactions
- Pathogen Monitoring/Surveillance
Master's Projects
- Building a Machine Learning Pipeline to Predict Kinase Activation Scores in Cells based on Images
Short Resume
- Research Associate & PhD Candidate Oct 2025 — Present
Virus-Host Interplay Lab, Digital Global Public Health, Hasso Plattner Institute — Potsdam - Master of Science, Digital Health Oct 2022 — Sep 2025
Hasso Plattner Institute — Potsdam - Erasmus Semester, Artificial Intelligence Engineering Mar 2024 — Jul 2024
"Enzo Ferrari" Department of Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia — Modena, Italy - Design Thinking Basic Track Apr 2023 — Aug 2023
HPI School of Design Thinking — Potsdam - Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Sep 2018 — Mar 2022
University of Applied Sciences and Arts — Hanover
Selected Publications
- pyKinaXe: a fast and robust turnkey kinase activity profiler with high resolution. Wuttke D., Hildt E., Kolesnichenko PV. bioRxiv (preprint). doi: 10.64898/2026.05.12.724658 (2026)