Aldert Zomer
Universitair Hoofddocent at Quadram Institute
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAldert Zomer is an associate professor and bioinformatics leader at Utrecht University with 11+ years of experience applying (meta)genome analysis to comparative genomics, molecular epidemiology and AMR detection in zoonotic and clinical bacterial pathogens. He combines academic research—spanning a PhD in molecular genetics and extensive publications—with industry-facing consultancy, having supported Johnson & Johnson’s bacterial vaccine programs through genomic epidemiology and immunoinformatics. As a visiting scientist at the Quadram Institute and a WHO collaborator, he bridges laboratory, public health and regulatory perspectives to translate genotype data into disease-relevant insights. Notably, he has a track record of developing bioinformatics tools for trial endpoint analysis and linking bacterial genotype to clinical manifestation, reflecting both methodological depth and practical impact.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bioanalytical Chemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry at Drenthe CollegeBSc, Biotechnology, BSc, Biotechnology at HanzeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Genetics at University of Groningen
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (54)
der10
genes10
package-management10
conda10
linda10
marker10
bioinformatics10
next-generation-sequencing9
sequencing9
infectious-diseases9
pathogen9
bioconda9
genomics9
genome8
assemblies8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
aldertzomer/Microbial-Genomics-2022
Apr 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:1 review, 287 commits, 257 pushes in 3 years 8 months
aldertzomer/metapointfinder
Jan 2025 - Jan 2026
finds and scores resistance causing mutations in long reads
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 34 pushes in 1 year
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