Arjun Prasad
Staff Scientist at National Human Genome Research Institute
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolArjun Prasad is a Staff Scientist with nearly a decade of focused experience building genomic databases and bioinformatics systems at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, complemented by long-standing research roles at the National Human Genome Research Institute. He blends advanced computational skills with deep domain knowledge in genomics, holding a PhD from The George Washington University and a career that spans hands-on systems engineering, programming, and biological research. Comfortable bridging research and production, he has progressed from programmer and sysadmin roles to leading database development and scientific engineering for national-scale resources. Based in Washington, DC, he brings a practical, multidisciplinary perspective—able to translate complex biological questions into scalable data infrastructure and reproducible research tools.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Orange Coast CollegePhD, PhD at The George Washington UniversityB.S., B.S. at UC Santa Barbara
Github Skills (36)
package-management10
conda10
finder10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
pathogen10
bioconda10
amr9
docker6
testing6
genes5
documentation4
genome3
shell3
velocity3
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
evolarjun/stxtyper
Feb 2024 - Oct 2024
STX operon typing
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 49 pushes in 8 months
bioinformaticsbioinformatics-toolgenomicspathogen
evolarjun/bioconda-recipes
Jun 2019 - Feb 2025
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Contributions:2 PRs, 73 pushes, 36 branches in 5 years 8 months
biocondabioinformaticsrecipesconda
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