I’m John McEnany, a scientist with a passion for using the tools of math and physics to understand evolution in complex populations, from microbial communities to the adaptive immune system. I’m currently a Ph.D. student in Benjamin Good’s group at Stanford University, planning to graduate in 2027.
Ph.D. Candidate in Biophysics, Stanford University (2021 - Present)
Ph.D. Minor Candidate in Physics, Stanford University
Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Princeton University (2017 - 2021)
McEnany J., Good, B. H. & Cvijović, I. Dynamics of local B cell migration during affinity maturation in the human tonsil. bioRxiv preprint (2025).
McEnany, J. & Good, B. H. Predicting the first steps of evolution in randomly assembled communities. Nat. Commun. 15, 8495 (2024).
McEnany, J., Meir, Y. & Wingreen, N. S. piRNAs of Caenorhabditis elegans broadly silence nonself sequences through functionally random targeting. Nucleic Acids Res. 50, 1416-1429 (2022).