Alex Predeus
Principal Bioinformatician
South Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Predeus is a Principal Bioinformatician with over a decade of experience applying next-generation sequencing and computational genomics to immunology and microbial transcriptomics. Currently at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, he combines deep expertise in RNA-seq and ChIP-seq analysis with integrative approaches that emphasize biological interpretation and reproducible workflows. His career spans academic and research leadership roles, including postdoctoral work at Washington University and the University of Liverpool and a research director role, reflecting strong project stewardship across teams. Trained as a PhD chemist, he brings a rare cross-disciplinary perspective that marries chemical intuition with large-scale genomic data analysis. He also shares knowledge publicly through ResearchGate and a Russian-language NGS blog, highlighting a commitment to open science and community education. Notably, his work often bridges bacterial genomics and immunogenomics, enabling insights across basic and translational research.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
high school diploma, high school diploma at gymnasium #28Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Organic Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Organic Chemistry at Michigan State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State University
Russian, English, Ukrainian
Github Skills (175)
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genomes10
transcriptomics10
gene-expression10
genomics10
bookdown10
single-cell-analysis10
rna-seq10
infectious-diseases10
sequencing10
single-cell-genomics10
fm-index10
bioinformatics10
python-bindings10
genome-annotation10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
cellgeni/STARsolo
Sep 2021 - Oct 2022
Contributions:4 releases, 27 commits, 35 pushes in 1 year
apredeus/skater_rnaseq
Jan 2019 - Mar 2022
Analysis of whole blood RNA-sequencing of skaters before and after exercise
Contributions:2 PRs, 16 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 1 month
bloodsequencinggenomicsbioinformaticsrna-seq
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