Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy, Astrobiology
Arizona State University
May 2023
School of Earth and Space Exploration
Masters of Fine Arts, Teaching, STEM Concentration
Notre Dame of Maryland University
May 2017
Department of Education
Bachelors of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
May 2015
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 - Valedictorian Finalist
Department of Biological Sciences, UMBC Honors College, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
Professional Appointments
June 2025-Present
Drug Hunter
Cheminformatics Data Scientist
Develop, optimize, and automate data offerings across Drug Hunter’s full software stack,
Jun 2023 - June 2025
OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences
Scientific Integration Engineer
Develop custom solutions for pharmaceutical customers utilizing OpenEye toolkits, AWS integration, Docker, and python development.
2018 - 2023
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Ph.D. Student, Geological Sciences, School of Earth and Space Exploration
Predict chemical evolution using cheminformatics tools and network science with a focus on (1) detecting unambiguous biosignatures of life elsewhere using mass spectrometry, (2) increasing chemical complexity, and (3) developing science education tools to teach juvenile students in the Arizona prison system.
2021 / 2022
University of Glasgow
Visiting PhD Researcher, School of Chemistry
Applied new methods of calculating chemical complexity to predict novel chemistry using cheminformatics and machine learning techniques with Dr. Leroy Cronin
2015-2018
Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, MD
Science Instructor
Developed curricula and taught high school science - Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Biology - in the Archdiocese of Baltimore school system.
2014
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Undergraduate Research Scholar, Department of Statistics
Developed novel computational phylogenetic methods in collaboration with statisticians and evolutionary biologists.
2013-2015
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Determined the evolutionary history of New World Orioles and Old World Robins through genomic phylogenetic analyses and field observations with Dr. Kevin Omland.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
(in submission - Nature) John F. Malloy, Camerian Millsaps, Kamesh Narasimham, Louie Slocombe, Cole Mathis, Leroy Cronin,, Sara I. Walker. Signatures of an early phase transition in metabolic molecular chirality uncovered in modern biochemistry.
(in prep) John F. Malloy, Cole Mathis, Dario Caramelli, Leroy Cronin, Sara I. Walker.
Assembly Theory Reveals the Combinatorial Nature of Innovation in Chemical Space.
(in prep) John F. Malloy, Cole Mathis, Stuart M. Marshall, Sara I. Walker, Leroy Cronin. Exploring the Molecular Limits and Life using Mass Spectrometry and Assembly Theory.
John F. Malloy, Walker, S.I. (2022). Homochirality. In: , et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_731-3
Dylan C. Gagler, Bradley Karas, Chris Kempes, John F. Malloy, Veronica Mierzejewski, Aaron D. Goldman, Hyunju Kim, Sara Imari Walker. Scaling Laws in Enzyme Function Reveal a New Kind of Biochemical Universality. PNAS 119 (9). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2106655119
Bailey McCarthy Riley, John F. Malloy, Stephanie Piper, Theresa La (2021). Pytoremeditation Strategies for UK River Health in the Flood of Climate Change. Journal of Science Policy and Governance 18.2. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG180209
John F. Malloy, Jessica Noviello, Jen Walsh (2021). The Seasons of Research. Consilience 4. https://www.consilience-journal.com/si/geoscience/the-seasons-of-research
Harrison Smith, Hyunju Kim, John F. Malloy, and Sara I. Walker (2021). Seeding Life on Enceladus. Astrobiology, 21.2. https://doi.org10.1089/ast.2019.2197
William Ota, Caitlyn A. Hall, John F. Malloy, Morgan Clark (2020). Environmental DNA monitoring: Better tracking of endangered, rare, and invasive species. Journal of Science Policy and Governance17.1. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG170114.
Griffin McCutcheon, John F. Malloy, and Caitlyn A. Hall (2020). Regulating Stem Cell Clinics to Promote Patient Protections. Journal of Science Policy and Governance 17.1. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG170117.
Anna M. Kearns, John F. Malloy, Matthias K. Gobbert, Aude Thierry, Leo Joseph, Amy C. Driskell,, and Kevin K. Omland (2019). Nuclear introns help unravel the diversification history of the Australo-Pacific Petroica robins. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 131, 48-54.1
Anna M. Kearns, Leo Joseph, Aude Thierry, John F. Malloy, Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, and Kevin E. Omland. (2018). Diversification of Petroica robins across the Australo-Pacific region: first insights into the phylogenetic affinities of New Guinea’s highland robin species. Emu-Austral Ornithology, 1-13.
Anna M. Kearns, Leo Joseph, Lauren C. White, Jeremy J. Austin, Caitlin Baker, Amy C. Driskell, John F. Malloy, and Kevin E. Omland. (2016). Norfolk Island Robins are a distinct endangered species: ancient DNA unlocks surprising relationships and phenotypic discordance within the Australo-Pacific Robins. Conservation genetics, 17(2), 321-335.
Susanna K. Campbell, Alcides L. Morales-Perez, John F. Malloy, Oliver C. Muellerklein, Jin A. Kim, Karen J. Odom, and Kevin E. Omland. (2016). Documentation of female song in a newly recognized species, the Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, 29, 28-36.
Current Projects
Chemical Patent Evolution: Predict future trends of chemical evolution from published chemical patents in the SureChemBL database. GitHub repo
Chirality of Biochemical Networks: Analyze the emergence of chirality within biochemical networks across the domains of life.
Synthetic Chemical Networks: Compare synthetic chemical networks to existing networks to distinguish non-life from life.
(Side Project) UltraMarathon Race Comparisons: Visually & statistically compare finish times across various ultramarathon events Github repo.
Grants Awarded
NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellowship (second year), $35,000, August 2022 - June 2023
Continuing funding for juvenile prison education
NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellowship, $35,000, August 2021 - June 2022
Funding provided for one year of graduate studies to implement a juvenile prison education program with Life Learning Academy in Buckeye, AZ
ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration Summer Exploration Grant, $1000, March 2021
"Developing universal life detection methods by quantifying signatures of evolutionary processes in small molecule chemistry"
ASU Graduate Student Organization, $350, Feb 2021
Lead grant writer for Arizona Science Policy (AzSPN) to host a virtual documentary showing, “Public Trust”
Graduate Professional Student Association Travel Grant, $800, Arizona State University, 2019
Round-trip travel funding from Tempe, AZ, to Santa Fe, NM
Undergraduate Research Award, $1500, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2014
“Using Nuclear Introns to Infer the Evolutionary History of a Vulnerable Australian Songbird, the Norfolk Island Robin”
Leadership Roles
Co-Leader, Prison Geology Education Program, Arizona Department of Corrections (2019-2023)
Organizer, Origin of Life Early Career Scientist Network, University of Glasgow (2021- 2023)
Co-Leader, Arizona Science Policy Network, Arizona State University (2020 - 2023)
Organizer, Astrobiology Graduate Conference, Tokyo JPN (2021)
Organizer, Origins of Life Early Career Network (2021)
Lead Organizer, Arizona Astrobiology Conference, Arizona State University (2020)
A full PDF version of my CV is available upon request