Andrea Guarracino
Assistant Professor at Prinses Máxima Centrum voor kinderoncologie
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolAndrea Guarracino is an assistant professor and computational biologist who transitioned from six years as a software engineer into bioinformatics, earning a MSc and PhD focused on cancer genomics and chromosomal instability in colorectal cancer stem cells. He now develops tools and methods for pangenome construction and analysis, translating engineering rigor into scalable genomics software and contributing automation improvements to widely used bioinformatics infrastructure like Bioconda. With appointments across Human Technopole, Prinses Máxima Centrum, and U.S. institutions, he applies personalized pangenome references to improve cancer genomics and therapeutics. Based in Phoenix, he combines hands-on build-and-release experience with academic research, uniquely bridging production-grade software practices and cutting-edge pangenomics.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at Università degli Studi di SalernoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology (Bioinformatics), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology (Bioinformatics) at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Github Skills (10)
conda10
bash10
cmake10
build-automation10
package-management9
bioinformatics9
rust7
go7
docker4
dockers4
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:52 reviews, 43 commits, 119 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Andrea primarily contributed to automating and updating build processes for various bioinformatics recipes within the Bioconda repository. Their work included modifying build scripts, updating environment variables, and integrating changes to incorporate new features. They also focused on removing dependencies and updating software versions within the build process. The user also added and updated dependencies and updated build processes for new bioinformatics tools.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
AndreaGuarracino/andreaguarracino.github.io
Dec 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:224 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 4 months
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