Amjad Alkodsi
Bioinformatics Expert
Lausanne Metropolitan Area Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolAmjad Alkodsi is a bioinformatics expert with 10 years of experience bridging cancer genomics research and biotech product development, currently advancing analytical solutions at SOPHiA GENETICS in Lausanne. He holds a PhD in cancer genomics from the University of Helsinki and combines deep statistical and machine learning skills with hands-on sequencing and R programming to translate complex genomic data into clinically actionable insights. His background spans academia and industry—from postdoctoral research to senior bioinformatics roles—reflecting a track record of shipping robust pipelines and visualization tools for precision oncology. Fluent in both computational methodology and practical product needs, he excels at turning novel research findings into scalable bioinformatics features used in real-world diagnostics.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computational Biology, Master of Science - MS, Computational Biology at Aalto UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computational Biology, Master of Science - MS, Computational Biology at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Damascus UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cancer Genomics - Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cancer Genomics - Bioinformatics at University of Helsinki
English, Arabic, Finnish, German
Github Skills (24)
r-package10
sequencing10
genomics10
r9
bioinformatics7
kaggle7
data-mining6
python6
classification6
parallel6
core-package5
decision-tree5
lightgbm5
machine-learning5
algorithms5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
alkodsi/ctDNAtools
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
R package to work with ctDNA sequencing data
Contributions:136 commits, 87 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
rr-packagesequencingctdnacfdna
PapenfussLab/gridss
May 2016 - Jun 2017
GRIDSS: the Genomic Rearrangement IDentification Software Suite
Contributions:16 comments, 7 issues in 1 year 1 month
genomicsbioinformaticsgenomicidentificationsuite
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