Michael Parker

Michael Parker

Founder, glp1.bio1up.com

Associate Dean for Online Learning Research, Harvard Medical School (Former)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Former)

AI Applications

I'm building tools to track fast-moving biotech, starting with GLP-1 clinical trials at glp1.bio1up.com. Read more about why I'm building this.

Most recently, in my career at Harvard Medical School, I specialized in applying machine learning and large language models to analyze educational data, with a particular focus on understanding student learning patterns in online environments. My research combined quantitative analysis of structured learning data with AI-powered analysis of unstructured content like student comments, video transcripts, audio, images, and quiz question text.

I also founded and led HMX, an online learning product from Harvard Medical School. I built an interdisciplinary team, developed the product vision, and led the creation of an online learning platform and a range of unique, interactive online courses, from immunology to genetics to AI in medicine, with an emphasis on active learning and applying learning science to help people optimize their experience. I also have a strong technical background (originally computer science from MIT).

Contact: mparker [at] alum.mit.edu

Featured Research

AI-Enhanced Analysis of Feedback

Using large language models to analyze thousands of student feedback comments in online learning environments

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What Don't You Understand? Identifying Student Misconceptions with LLMs

Using large language models with quiz performance data, student response patterns, and lecture transcripts to identify and characterize student misconceptions in online biomedical science courses

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Interactive Data Visualization for Learning Analytics

Creating dynamic visualizations of educational data to find temporal patterns

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Computer Control of Drug Delivery

Modeling drug diffusion with partial differential equations to enable computer control of drug delivery via intravenous infusion

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Projects & Tools

Tools I Use

The development and productivity tools I use, including the coding agents and AI models

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Fever and Meds Tracker

Tracking sick child info, leveraging gpt-4o and Gemini

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N-Gram Visualization

An application to help understand n-gram language models

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Recent Posts

Your Past AI Conversations May Be More Valuable Than You Think

March 30, 2026

Your past AI sessions are more valuable than you think. Over the last few months building a biotech tracking app and newsletter, I’ve accumulated hundreds of sessions in coding agents like Claude Code. I recently started treating those transcripts not as disposable history, but as a detailed record of how...

Launching GLP-1 Clinical Tracking: glp1.bio1up.com

January 20, 2026

I’m excited to announce the launch of my new biotech project: glp1.bio1up.com, a site dedicated to tracking GLP-1 clinical trials. I wanted to share some thoughts on what inspired this endeavor.