A Eren
Leading Scientist at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Top SchoolA Eren is a leading scientist and professor with 20 years of experience at the intersection of microbial ecology and computer science, currently holding roles at the Alfred Wegener Institute, University of Oldenburg, and Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology. He builds and leads marine 'omics research programs, translating large-scale metagenomic and amplicon datasets into ecological insight while maintaining hands-on bioinformatics and backend development expertise. A long-time contributor to the popular anvi’o platform, he has improved core COG and BLAST handling to enhance 'omics analysis and visualization pipelines. Trained as a computer scientist (Ph.D., University of New Orleans) and experienced in systems and OS development early in his career, he uniquely blends low-level software craftsmanship with high-level ecological questions.
20 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Engineering, B.S., Computer Engineering at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiPh.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of New Orleans
Github Skills (6)
bioinformatics10
biom10
python10
version-control9
git9
database-management9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
merenlab/anvio
Feb 2014 - Jan 2023
An analysis and visualization platform for 'omics data
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Bioinformatics Engineer
Back-end Developer & Bioinformatics EngineerContributions:28 releases, 63 reviews, 7538 commits in 9 years
Contributions summary:A contributed to the anvio bioinformatics platform by making changes to the `cogs.py` file, which appears to be involved in the analysis and visualization of 'omics data. The commits involved modifications to the COGsSetup class, including formatting, data structure updates, and handling different versions of COG data. Further changes addressed issues in the `blast.py` module and improved database handling.
visualizationmetagenomicsmetatranscriptomicspangenomicscomparative-genomics
meren/BLAST-filtering-pipeline
Nov 2011 - Mar 2014
Contributions:62 commits in 2 years 4 months
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