Alejandro Navarro
Biostatistics Researcher
Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAlejandro Navarro is a biostatistics researcher and geneticist with eight years of experience applying molecular and quantitative genetics to plant breeding, currently working at Rijk Zwaan after a PhD and research roles at Wageningen University & Research. He combines strong R programming and statistical analysis skills with bioinformatics, data visualization and a knack for creative problem solving to translate complex genotype–phenotype data into actionable breeding insights. His background spans hands-on lab techniques (CRISPR, DNA cloning, microscopy) to advanced quantitative work on polyploid crops, giving him uncommon fluency across wet-lab and computational domains. Known for clear communication and graphic design sensibility, he excels at making technical results accessible to multidisciplinary teams. Based in Wageningen, he brings both academic rigor and industry-focused delivery to breeding programs.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Genetics, 8.3, Bachelor's degree, Genetics, 8.3 at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaMaster of Science - MS, Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding, 8.4, Master of Science - MS, Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding, 8.4 at Wageningen University & Research
English, Spanish, Catalan, German, French, Dutch
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Github Skills (28)
r-package7
vscode6
purrr6
tibble6
subset6
ggplot6
plotly6
ggplotly6
vscode-extension6
next-generation-sequencing6
r6
algorithm5
rmarkdown4
jupyter-book4
jupyter3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
alethere/SmoothDescent
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
Repository of SmoothDescent R package. Smooth Descent is a map-cleaning algorithm that can calculate identity by descent probabilities and correct genotyping errors based on marker maps.
Contributions:14 commits, 2 PRs, 56 pushes in 4 months
rr-packagegenotypingibdlinkage-mapping
alethere/mpQTL
Apr 2023 - Apr 2025
github repository for R package mpQTL
Contributions:1 PR, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
rr-packagehaplotypepolyploidyqtl-mapping
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