Annika Jochheim
Postdoctoral Researcher at Globe Institute
Marburg, Hesse, Germany
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Top SchoolAnnika Jochheim is a computational biology postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience bridging bioinformatics software development and academic research. Based in Marburg and currently at the Globe Institute after a multi-year postdoc at the Max Planck Institute, she combines deep algorithmic knowledge with practical C++ engineering. Her contributions to the widely used MMseqs2 project show hands-on skill improving core search and alignment code, focusing on compiler compatibility, database access, and sequence handling. Trained with a Dr.rer.nat in Computational Biology and an MS in Bioinformatics, she routinely translates complex biological problems into robust, performant software. Early roles developing GenomeTools and tutoring algorithmics underline a strong foundation in both teaching and tool-building. Colleagues value her attention to detail in low-level code and her ability to make research-grade tools production-ready.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Dr.rer.nat, Computational Biology, Dr.rer.nat, Computational Biology at Georg-August-Universität GöttingenMaster of Science - MS, Bioinformatics, Master of Science - MS, Bioinformatics at Universität Hamburg
German, English
Github Skills (5)
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bioinformatics10
text-alignment10
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
soedinglab/MMseqs2
Jan 2019 - Nov 2022
MMseqs2: ultra fast and sensitive search and clustering suite
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Bug Fixer
Back-end Developer & Bug FixerContributions:53 commits, 52 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Annika primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the `mmseqs2` codebase. Their commits addressed issues related to compiler compatibility, corrected errors in the `proteinaln2nucl` module, and improved database access. They also implemented changes related to alignment length and sequence handling, indicating a focus on refining the core functionality of the bioinformatics tool. These changes involved modifications to C++ code files.
profile-searchmetagenomicsalignmentultrammseqs
AnnSeidel/genometools
May 2015 - Jul 2018
Contributions:230 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 1 month
genomesystem-analysisgenomicsgenome-analysisbioinformatics
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