Chris Macklin
Summary
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SeniorChris Macklin is a staff computational biologist blending deep physics training with software engineering to design robust, scalable science automation. He currently leads computational biology initiatives at 10x Genomics, collaborating across disciplines to accelerate biomedical research and data-driven discovery. With a track record spanning backend and data engineering, complex systems integration, and experimental automation, he thrives in fast-paced environments that demand reliable, end-to-end solutions. His career spans roles at 10x Genomics, Amyris, Demetrix, and Berkeley Lab, anchored by a PhD in Physics from UC Berkeley and a BA in Physics from Cornell. He excels at turning complex scientific requirements into practical software infrastructure that scales from subatomic data processing to frontend tooling, enabling domain experts to move fast. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he brings cross-disciplinary collaboration and hands-on leadership to innovative biology and data science projects.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (87)
gsl10
genetics10
plug-ins9
synthetic-biology9
specification9
regression9
computational-biology9
plug9
bioinformatics9
biology9
matrix8
pythonic8
core-library8
hdf58
differentiation8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Amyris/GSL
Oct 2016 - Nov 2017
Contributions:2 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 1 year
specificationgenotypespecification-language
Amyris/GslCore
Nov 2016 - Jul 2019
Core library and basic plug-ins for the Amyris Genotype Specification Language (GSL) compiler.
Contributions:101 commits, 23 PRs, 65 pushes in 2 years 8 months
specification-languagespecificationgenotypecore-librarycompiler
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