Alexander Rose
BIOVIA Scientific R&D Development Senior Manager, Biologics Modeling at Dassault Systèmes
California, United States
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Top SchoolAlexander Rose is a scientific software leader with 12 years of experience at the intersection of structural biology and interactive visualization, now leading Biologics Modeling R&D at Dassault Systèmes BIOVIA. He combines a PhD in Biophysics with hands-on expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript and Python to deliver production-grade tools for molecular discovery, having moved from academic research at Charité to translational roles at RCSB PDB and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. A frequent open-source contributor, he has improved core 3D and molecular viewers—such as three.js, nglview, and Mol*—bringing GPU-friendly rendering and richer trajectory handling to widely used scientific viewers. Colleagues rely on him to bridge domain science and UI/UX, translating complex structural data into performant, user-friendly visualizations. Based in California, he blends deep computational biology insight with full-stack engineering and a track record of shipping robust scientific software at scale.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics, Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics at Freie Universität BerlinDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biophysics at Humboldt University of Berlin
German, English
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Github Skills (29)
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mathematics10
math10
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graphic10
vector10
graphics-programming10
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vector-math10
compiler9
html8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
molstar/molstar
Sep 2017 - Jan 2023
A comprehensive macromolecular library
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:76 releases, 371 reviews, 3801 commits in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Alexander made contributions focused on adding and modifying features for the Molstar framework related to direct-volume rendering, handling of images, and processing of text. They are also responsible for adding and adjusting several components for the display of aromatic bonds, which include changes related to styling and layout. The user's work involved a focus on visual elements of the representation framework as well.
proteinswebglweb-graphicspdb-filespdb
nglviewer/nglview
Nov 2015 - Oct 2017
Jupyter widget to interactively view molecular structures and trajectories
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 114 commits, 21 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Alexander appears to have been actively involved in both the frontend and backend aspects of the `nglview/nglview` repository. Their contributions include updating the core NGL library, adding proxy objects for `Structure` and `Trajectory`, and implementing a mechanism to change representations in the viewer. They also added a class to retrieve files from RCSB and implemented a simple trajectory player, indicating a focus on both data handling and user interface enhancement.
widgetmolecular-structuresmolecularipywidgetsjupyter-widget
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