Asim Waqas's Research Portfolio

Welcome to my website, I am Asim Waqas, Ph.D., a researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center. This website presents my educational background, research interests, publications, and professional activities.

🌐 Live Site

Visit the live site at: https://waasem.github.io

🔬 About

I am an Applied Research Scientist at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and oncology. My research focuses on:

• Multimodal Deep Learning - Integrating multi-omics, pathology, and clinical data
• Digital Pathology & AI - Foundation models for diagnostic pathology
• Early Cancer Detection - Personalized risk assessment models
• Medical LLMs - Clinical data extraction and analysis
• Federated Learning - Privacy-preserving multi-institutional research
• Immunotherapy Biomarkers - Treatment response prediction

📁 Project Structure

├── public/
│   ├── favicon.svg           # Favicon for the website
│   └── assets/
│       └── profile-photo.jpg # Profile photo
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── Education.astro   # Education section component
│   │   ├── Footer.astro      # Footer component
│   │   ├── Header.astro      # Hero/header component
│   │   ├── Navbar.astro      # Navigation bar component
│   │   ├── Publications.astro # Publications list component
│   │   └── SectionContainer.astro # Section wrapper
│   ├── layouts/
│   │   └── Layout.astro      # Main layout
│   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── index.astro       # Home page
│   │   ├── publications.astro # Publications page
│   │   ├── research.astro    # Research interests page
│   │   └── contact.astro     # Contact information page
│   ├── data/
│   │   ├── education.js      # Educational background data
│   │   ├── publications.js   # Publications data
│   │   └── presentations.js  # Presentations and awards data
│   └── styles/
│       └── global.css        # Global styles
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/
│       └── deploy.yml        # GitHub Actions deployment workflow
├── astro.config.mjs          # Astro configuration
├── tailwind.config.mjs       # Tailwind CSS configuration
├── package.json              # npm configuration
├── tsconfig.json             # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md                 # This file

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Waasem/waasem.github.io.git
   cd waasem.github.io

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:4321 in your browser.

Building for Production

npm run build

The built site will be in the dist/ directory.

Preview Production Build

npm run preview

🛠️ Built With

• Astro - Static site generator
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• Font Awesome - Icons
• Google Fonts - Typography (Cormorant Garamond, Source Sans 3)

📬 Contact

• Email: Asim.Waqas@moffitt.org
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/asim-waqas-7773b248
• GitHub: github.com/Waasem
• Google Scholar: scholar.google.com
• ORCID: 0000-0002-6834-4710

🔗 Research Links

• Lab Rasool: lab.moffitt.org/Rasool
• Lab GitHub: github.com/lab-rasool
• HuggingFace: huggingface.co/Lab-Rasool

📄 License

© 2026 Asim Waqas. All rights reserved.

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Moffitt Cancer Center | Department of Cancer Epidemiology / Machine Learning