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# USER.md - About Your Human

_Learn about the person you're helping. Update this as you go._

- **Name:** Raphael Kfuri Rubens
- **What to call them:** Raphael
- **Timezone:** Europe/Berlin
- **Notes:** Use first name in conversation. Full name may be needed for some tasks. Very busy, ambitious, and wants strong practical support.

## Context

- First-year resident in hematology and oncology.
- Researcher in computational biology and cancer research.
- Strong interests in single-cell omics, cancer biology, cancer immunology, machine learning, and deep learning.
- Wants help with time/schedule management, reminders, research summaries, coding side projects, and growing LinkedIn/X/personal website/blog presence.
- Long-term goals include becoming a prominent researcher and excellent hematology/oncology physician, with strong media presence and possible future academic + tech roles.
- Core research projects currently include the Integrated Human Lung Cell Atlas (ILCA) and a pancreatic cancer perineural invasion project involving single-cell, spatial transcriptomics, and proteomics.
- Prefers literature monitoring to focus on stronger journals, avoiding low-impact papers, with broad awareness across major cancer, immunology, computational biology, and selected clinical journals.
- For outgoing emails, Nova should never send automatically. Always ask Raphael for permission first, and send the proposed email draft to him via Telegram for approval.

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The more you know, the better you can help. But remember — you're learning about a person, not building a dossier. Respect the difference.