Ashok Sharma
Senior Scientist, Computational Biology Safety Data, Analytics And Modeling
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolAshok Sharma is a computational biologist with 11 years of experience specializing in multi-omics and single-cell approaches to digestive and liver diseases, currently leading single-cell and host–microbe investigations at Cedars-Sinai. He blends academic rigor from a PhD in Computational Biology with industry experience in predictive modeling and safety-focused transcriptomics at Takeda, building pipelines for splicing analysis, integration workflows, and visualization tools. His work spans metagenomics, metabolomics, imaging mass cytometry, and spatial transcriptomics to reveal non-immune cellular drivers of IBD and host responses to pathobionts. Known for translating complex multi-omics datasets into actionable insights, he also supports grant development, power analysis, and collaborative translational projects. Based in Davis, CA, Ashok combines deep computational expertise with hands-on mentorship and a track record of applying AI/ML methods to biomarker discovery and drug-safety questions.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalMaster of Science (M.S.) Pharmacoinformatics, Master of Science (M.S.) Pharmacoinformatics at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchB.Pharm Pharmacy, B.Pharm Pharmacy at Dr. Harisingh Gour University (Sagar University)
Github Skills (13)
biomart7
meta-analysis6
r-package5
genome4
genomics3
data-retrieval3
r3
genome-annotation3
metagenomics2
retrieval2
bioinformatics2
microbiome1
pairwise1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ashoks773/Bacterial_growth_rates
Jun 2021 - Jul 2025
Contributions:76 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
ashoks773/mycobiome_bacteriome
Jul 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:55 pushes in 4 years 8 months
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