Avery Wang
Manager Bioinformatics Software Engineer IV
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAvery Wang is a bioinformatics software engineering manager with 10 years of experience building and maintaining backend systems for cancer genomics at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where they lead development and data management for cBioPortal. They specialize in robust server-side engineering—Java backend work, session serialization for Redis, secure DB connectivity, and evolving APIs—to make complex genomic datasets usable in clinical and research settings. Avery pairs technical depth with domain fluency from graduate bioinformatics research (glycan topology algorithms) and hands-on genomics pipelines, enabling pragmatic solutions that bridge research and production. Based in Los Angeles with an MBA from UCLA and ongoing open-source contributions to the high-profile cBioPortal project, they bring both leadership and a meticulous focus on data integrity in healthcare software.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Biotechnology, Bachelor’s Degree Biotechnology at University of California, DavisMaster’s Degree Bioinformatics, Master’s Degree Bioinformatics at Georgetown UniversityHigh School, High School at Troy High SchoolUniversity of California, Los Angeles
English, Chinese
Github Skills (10)
javas10
java10
spring-boot10
api-design9
restful-api9
redis9
database-design9
rest-api9
api-rest9
cancer-genomics8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
cBioPortal/cbioportal
Sep 2018 - Aug 2022
cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 releases, 18 reviews, 60 commits in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Avery primarily focused on back-end development tasks, modifying Java classes to implement `Serializable` for session storage in Redis. They also worked on a servlet, `CheckDarwinAccessServlet`, constructing URLs for patient viewing and updating its properties. Furthermore, the user updated database connection properties to include SSL arguments and made changes to accommodate the expanding enrichment API, indicating a focus on core functionality and data handling.
precision-medicinesciencecbioportalgenomicscancer
averyniceday/BIS180L
Mar 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:4 PRs, 58 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 1 month
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