Shyam Gopalakrishnan
Associate Professor
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Summary
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Top SchoolShyam Gopalakrishnan is an Associate Professor at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, where he leads the population and statistical genetics group. Based in Copenhagen, he directs a team of approximately two PhD students, five postdocs, a project manager, and visiting researchers, pursuing evolutionary genomics of canids and the development of computational tools for multi-omics integration. His primary research focuses on identifying causal pathways in host-microbiome systems by integrating transcriptomics, genomics, proteomics, and metagenomics to map genotypes to phenotypes. With a Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan and an MS in Electrical Engineering, he brings a strong quantitative and systems-level mindset, complemented by earlier software engineering experience at Infosys. His career path spans the United States and Denmark, including a postdoctoral stint at the University of Chicago before joining Copenhagen, reflecting a track record of cross-disciplinary research and leadership in computational biology.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biostatistics at University of MichiganBachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Telecom, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Telecom at Pune Institute of Computer Technology
English, Hindi, Tamil, Danish
Github Skills (4)
double3
bioinformatics3
filtering2
datasets2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
shyamsg/Begum
Jul 2018 - Jul 2022
Updated version of Damian
Contributions:52 commits, 2 PRs, 37 pushes in 4 years
updated
shyamsg/SantasHelpers
Nov 2015 - Sep 2020
Contributions:57 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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