Abhishek Sarkar
Head Of Data Science
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAbhishek Sarkar is Head of Data Science at Vesalius Therapeutics and a computer science PhD with 11 years of experience applying machine learning, Bayesian inference, and statistical genetics to human and single-cell genomics. He has led multidisciplinary teams to build predictive mechanistic models that link genetic variation to disease biology, helping secure a $570M partnership with GSK through platform and proof-of-concept work. His background spans MIT graduate research on large-scale Bayesian algorithms and a postdoc at the University of Chicago focused on single-cell RNA-seq, giving him deep expertise in integrating diverse data types for experimentally testable predictions. Known for translating complex statistical methods into production-ready tools, he blends academic rigor with product-driven impact in biomarker and therapeutic target discovery.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Github Skills (121)
topological-data-analysis10
generative10
density-estimation10
bayesian-methods10
variational-autoencoder10
autoencoder10
sum10
single-cell-analysis10
r-package10
single-cell-genomics10
hierarchical10
org-babel10
temporal-data10
tsne10
probabilistic10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
aksarkar/scqtl
Dec 2018 - Jan 2021
Single cell QTL mapping
Contributions:12 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
mappingqtlsingle-cell
aksarkar/my-conda-recipes
Mar 2019 - Oct 2022
Contributions:29 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 7 months
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