Anders Pedersen
Professor Of Bioinformatics
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolAnders Pedersen is a Professor of Bioinformatics at DTU Health Tech with over two decades of academic leadership and nine years in his current focused roles leading Bayesian modeling and molecular evolution. He specializes in Bayesian statistical methods applied to microbiome analysis and genome-wide association studies, and studies the molecular evolution of pathogens with practical implications for disease intelligence. Anders has steered curriculum and research groups across DTU—from Head of Studies for the Bioinformatics MSc to leading sections and research groups—bridging education, hands-on modeling, and translational research. His work blends rigorous statistical theory with biological insight, producing models that handle complex, real-world genomic data. Colleagues value his ability to translate methodological advances into tools and training that elevate both research and student outcomes. Based in Copenhagen, he combines deep technical expertise with long-term institutional impact in bioinformatics.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, MSc, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology at University of CopenhagenTechnical University of Denmark
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Github Skills (34)
phylogeny10
bioinformatics9
stan8
phylogenetic-trees8
r-package8
bayesian7
bayesian-data-analysis7
python7
bayesian-inference6
tibble6
memory-management6
bayesian-statistics6
r6
rstan5
mcmc5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
agormp/phylotreelib
Jul 2021 - Apr 2026
Library for analyzing and manipulating phylogenetic trees
Contributions:216 pushes, 3 branches, 10 comments in 4 years 9 months
phylogenetic-treespythonbioinformaticsphylogeny
agormp/seqconverter
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:1 release, 70 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 2 months
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