Alice Kaye
Genetics Analysis Specialist at IWK Health
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Top SchoolAlice Kaye is a Genetics Analysis Specialist with a decade of experience applying mathematical rigor and software engineering to computational genomics. She holds a PhD in Bioinformatics from UBC and MA/BA degrees in Mathematics from Oxford, and during her doctoral work developed a patented graph structure to represent DNA sequences and genetic data for faster, scalable analysis. Transitioning into industry, she helped deliver Labbit at Semaphore Solutions and built its CLI to improve developer experience for life-science SaaS users. Now based in Nova Scotia at IWK Health, she blends Python and NoSQL expertise with a deep interest in big-data genomics workflows, making her equally comfortable in research and production settings. Notably, her background pairs pure mathematical abstraction with hands-on product delivery—a rare combination that drives practical innovations in genomic data analysis.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Mathematics, Master's degree, Mathematics at University of OxfordHills Road Sixth Form CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics at The University of British Columbia
Github Skills (17)
fm-index10
sequence-analysis9
bioinformatics8
fasta7
logistic-regression6
variants4
reference-implementation4
health4
genomics4
graphviz4
python3
data-structure3
genome-annotation3
datahub2
server2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
wassermanlab/OpenFlexTyper
Feb 2020 - Oct 2020
An FM-index based tool for the rapid search of variants/sequences within unmapped read sets.
Contributions:503 commits, 60 PRs, 461 pushes in 8 months
fm-index
wassermanlab/Doxygen_Example
Oct 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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