Teague McCracken is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at North Carolina State University, a Provost’s Doctoral Fellow, and a member of the EnBiSys Lab. Before attending NC State, he earned a B.S. in Biosystems Engineering in 2024 from Clemson University. His research focuses on exploring genetic regulatory mechanisms in maize and developing data processing procedures for high-throughput screening (HTS) platforms. Teague’s goal is to develop computational approaches that advance biological knowledge with the potential to positively impact medicine, agriculture, and sustainability. His research interests lie in systems biology.