Aron Eklund
VP Of Technology at Clinical Microbiomics
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Summary
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Top SchoolAron Eklund is a technology leader with over a decade of experience at the intersection of computational biology and software, currently serving as VP of Technology at Clinical Microbiomics after rising from Director of Bioinformatics. He combines academic rigor—from a PhD in Computational Biology and faculty roles at DTU—with hands-on scientific programming experience at top US hospitals and research institutes. Aron has led translational bioinformatics efforts that bridge microbiome research and production-ready pipelines, guiding teams to deliver robust, clinically-relevant data products. His publication record (see Google Scholar) underscores a sustained research impact alongside product delivery. Based in Copenhagen, he is comfortable operating across research, engineering, and leadership roles, translating complex biological questions into scalable computational systems. An understated strength is his continuity across academia and industry, enabling pragmatic adoption of cutting-edge methods in regulated environments.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Master of Science (MS), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Biology at Danmarks Tekniske UniversitetNone, Physics, None, Physics at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (17)
r-package10
knitr9
swarm8
sequencing8
r8
bioinformatics7
hla7
rna-seq6
mutant5
next-generation-sequencing4
genomics4
bioconductor3
val3
svn3
package-repository1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
aroneklund/squash
Jul 2015 - Feb 2020
Contributions:3 releases, 2 commits, 6 pushes in 4 years 7 months
aroneklund/bias
Jul 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:3 releases, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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