Alexandre Borrel
Cheminformatician
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexandre Borrel is a cheminformatician with a decade of experience applying bioinformatics and cheminformatics to toxicology and drug-discovery problems, currently focused on chemical safety evaluation and gene expression responses in breast cancer models. He develops predictive models that link chemical structure and bioactivity to toxicity and carcinogenicity, with applied goals including streamlined risk assessment for PFAS and organohalogen flame retardants. His work blends high-throughput assay analysis, visualization of chemical–assay relationships, and statistical methods for characterizing chemical–protein interactions—skills rooted in a joint PhD in Bioinformatics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Paris and Helsinki. Alexandre has moved between academia, government research at NIEHS, consulting, and industry roles, bringing both methodological rigor and practical deployment experience. An often-overlooked strength is his background building public tools (e.g., PockDrug concepts) and visual analytics that make complex structural and assay data accessible to non-specialists. Based in Durham, NC, he combines domain depth in toxicology with hands-on computational pipeline development to translate complex data into regulatory-relevant insights.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Master's degree, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at University of Paris DiderotDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioinformatics, Biostatistics at Université Paris DiderotBachelor's degree, Biology-Chemistry, Bachelor's degree, Biology-Chemistry at Université Grenoble AlpesBachelor's degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of Helsinki
French, English
Github Skills (9)
version-control1
classification1
databases1
python1
3d-structure1
data-integration1
database1
3d1
protein-data-bank1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ABorrel/chemmaps-InterPred-Bodymap
Feb 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:81 commits, 4 PRs, 135 pushes in 2 years 8 months
ABorrel/CompDESC
Apr 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:26 commits, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
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