Baraa Orabi
Computational Biologist
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolBaraa Orabi is a computational biologist with a decade of experience designing algorithms and data structures for high-throughput RNA/DNA sequencing analysis, now contributing at 10x Genomics. His PhD-trained background blends deep computer science fundamentals with hands-on genomics work across cancer genomics, error correction, long-read sequencing, and transcript isoform analysis. He has a track record of shipping reproducible bioinformatics software and packaging tools for the widely used bioconda ecosystem, helping automate builds and integrations for community tools. At UBC he combined research with lab management, course development, and teaching, demonstrating both technical depth and communication skills. Colleagues know him for treating sequencing data as a compact 4-character puzzle—applying elegant algorithmic solutions to messy biological problems.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at The University of British ColumbiaUndergraduate, Computer Engineering, Undergraduate, Computer Engineering at Bilkent UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Dar Al-Fikr SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Simon Fraser University
English, Arabic, Turkish, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (14)
bioinformatics10
conda10
package-management10
makefile9
gnu-make9
bash9
docker6
random-seed6
mmap6
snakemake6
python6
shuffle6
sorting6
dockers6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Apr 2019 - Jan 2023
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:12 reviews, 8 commits, 30 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Baraa primarily contributed to building and packaging bioinformatics tools for the bioconda repository. They added new recipes for several tools, including SViCT, mrsfast, calib, freddie, and sctagger. The commits also involved updating existing recipes and integrating changes from pull requests, indicating a focus on automating the build and integration processes for various bioinformatics software packages.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
vpc-ccg/freddie
Nov 2018 - Nov 2022
Freddie: Annotation-independent detection and discovery of transcriptomic alternative splicing isoforms using long-read sequencing
Contributions:6 releases, 2 reviews, 415 commits in 4 years 1 month
splicingsequencestructural-variationindependentalternative-splicing
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