Anders Da Silva
Chief Science Officer at Lighthouse Genomics Inc.
Canada
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Top SchoolAnders Da Silva is a Chief Science Officer and data scientist with 12 years of experience applying computational biology, Bayesian modelling, and high-quality data workflows to real-world problems across public health, conservation, and fisheries. He bridges field biology and scalable bioinformatics—building analysis platforms, developing assays and tools in R/Python, and contributing modules to the widely used nf-core ecosystem to make Nextflow pipelines more flexible and testable. His work spans microbial genomics and epidemiology, invasive species management, and disease emergence in wildlife, with hands-on experience designing qPCR and DNA barcoding assays and validating thousands of SNPs in nonmodel organisms. Anders excels at automating data analysis, mentoring interdisciplinary teams, and translating complex statistical models into actionable insights for management and public health. Based in Canada and trained with a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, he combines academic rigor with product-focused leadership at Lighthouse Genomics. A less obvious strength is his knack for improving assay design and SNP discovery by systematically accounting for sequencing error, boosting discovery rates in challenging genomic projects.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Columbia University in the City of New YorkBachelor of Science (BS), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Universidade Estadual de Campinas
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (9)
go-modules10
bioinformatics10
jsmodules10
workflow-engine10
kernel-module10
nextflow10
pipeline10
dsl10
python4
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
nf-core/modules
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Repository to host tool-specific module files for the Nextflow DSL2 community!
Role in this project:
Bioinformatics Engineer / Module Developer
Bioinformatics Engineer / Module DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 50 commits, 9 PRs in 6 days
Contributions summary:Anders primarily contributed to the development of modules for the `nf-core/modules` repository, a project focused on Nextflow DSL2 modules for bioinformatics pipelines. Their work involved adding and modifying modules, specifically for the `ivar` tool, including the implementation of `consensus` and `trim` functionality. The user also focused on improving module flexibility through the addition of parameters and options for `samtools mpileup`, as well as improving the test suite.
nf-corehostnextflow-dsl2nextflowdsl2
andersgs/beast2_constsites
Sep 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:6 releases, 34 commits, 22 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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