Alex Mawla
Senior Bioinformatics Engineer
Davis, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Mawla is a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer with 11 years of experience applying integrative -omics, machine learning, and computational genetics to unravel the molecular drivers of diabetes. With a PhD in Integrative Genetics & Genomics from UC Davis and a track record at Delfi Diagnostics, he translates large genomics datasets into testable biological hypotheses and production-ready analysis pipelines. He has extensive teaching experience—co-creating hands-on genomics labs and guest lecturing across 11 academic quarters—bringing complex computational concepts to students and bench scientists alike. Early work includes developing targeted CNV tools and robust RNA/ChIP-seq pipelines, reflecting a practical blend of tool-building and research. Outside the lab he describes himself as a devoted computational geneticist who appreciates good food and the perfect martini, hinting at a thoughtful, detail-oriented personality.
11 years of coding experience
PhD, Integrative Genetics & Genomics, PhD, Integrative Genetics & Genomics at University of California, DavisHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Mission San Jose High School 2006 - 2010
Github Skills (24)
cran8
sequencing8
seq8
integrate8
bioinformatics8
r-package8
single-cell-genomics7
encode7
genomics7
fasta7
single-cell-analysis6
coordinates6
motif5
pipeline5
visualize5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Huising-Lab/epiRomics
Feb 2021 - Feb 2022
An R package designed to integrate and visualize various levels of epigenomic information, including but not limited to: ChIP, Histone, ATAC, and RNA sequencing. epiRomics is also designed to identify enhancer and enhanceosome regions from these data.
Contributions:12 releases, 273 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year
r-packageregionsvisualizeenhancersequencing
ammawla/PanelDoC
Jun 2015 - Jun 2020
A targeted-sequencing CNV Calling Script written in R
Contributions:1 release, 26 commits, 1 PR in 5 years 1 month
callingcnvsequencingbioinformaticstargeted-sequencing
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