[Swordmaker]

“Author’s note: I have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, and am a principal data scientist at a major pharmaceutical company. This paper isn’t directly in my wheelhouse, but it’s pretty close.”

Translation: he’s a computer nerd with a special emphasis in biology data, not anything having to do with virology. He’s blowing smoke screens about his expertise and his alphabet soup behind his name.

[MD Expat in PA]

“Author’s note: I have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, and am a principal data scientist at a major pharmaceutical company. This paper isn’t directly in my wheelhouse, but it’s pretty close.”

Translation: he’s a computer nerd with a special emphasis in biology data, not anything having to do with virology. He’s blowing smoke screens about his expertise and his alphabet soup behind his name.

It should be noted that the authors of this preprint paper are also in bioinformatics but unlike Ari Allyn-Feuer, do not apparently have PhD’s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinformatics