Austin Davis-richardson
Head Of Bioinformatics
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAustin Davis-richardson is Head of Bioinformatics at One Codex with 16 years of experience translating microbiology and metagenomics research into production bioinformatics platforms. He holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology & Cell Science from the University of Florida and has led teams at Invitae, Pivot Bio, and One Codex, bridging academic rigor and product-focused engineering. His work spans metagenomic pipeline design, tooling reliability, and backend troubleshooting—illustrated by contributions to the widely used QIIME 1 repository where he fixed core pipeline bugs and improved code robustness. Based in San Francisco, he combines hands-on development with strategic leadership to scale sequencing-driven insights for clinical and agricultural applications. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that preserve scientific fidelity while enabling reproducible, production-grade analyses.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at TL Hanna High SchoolAssociate of Arts - AA Biology General, Associate of Arts - AA Biology General at Miami Dade CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Microbiology & Cell Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Microbiology & Cell Science at University of Florida
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Github Skills (14)
microbiome10
analyse10
python10
debug9
debugging9
rspec6
bioinformatics6
sequel6
dplyr6
ipython6
dsl6
r6
matplotlib6
ruby6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
biocore/qiime
Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
Official QIIME 1 software repository. QIIME 2 (https://qiime2.org) has succeeded QIIME 1 as of January 2018.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Austin primarily focused on bug fixes and code improvements within the QIIME 1 software repository. They corrected a configuration issue related to the `suppress_submit_jobs` parameter and addressed an issue (#1526) regarding output directory handling. Their changes primarily involved modification of Python scripts to improve program flow, fix conditional logic, and enhance code readability. These commits demonstrate a focus on ensuring the core functionality and usability of the QIIME 1 analysis pipeline.
qiimeanalysismicrobiomeqiime2
pivotbio/normcore
Feb 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:25 commits, 2 PRs, 14 pushes in 1 year 3 months
normal-distributiontestingnormaldistribution
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