Benjamin Johnson
Postdoctoral Fellow at Van Andel Institute
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolBenjamin Johnson is a postdoctoral fellow and senior research scientist at the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids with 11 years of experience bridging microbiology, molecular genetics, and bioinformatics. He earned a PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Michigan State University and began contributing to translational research and computational biology at Van Andel in 2016. His roles have ranged from bioinformatics research scientist to research assistant and now postdoc, reflecting a blend of hands-on lab work and data-driven analysis. Benjamin focuses on integrating high-throughput data with biological insight to advance disease-focused research, often translating complex datasets into actionable hypotheses. Colleagues know him for sustained institutional engagement and for bringing both deep academic training and practical problem-solving to long-term projects. Based in Michigan, he combines steady research leadership with an appetite for collaborative, cross-disciplinary science.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General at Calvin UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University
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Github Skills (115)
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bacteria10
kallisto10
dimensionality-reduction10
rna-seq10
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
biobenkj/MTseeker
Feb 2019 - Jan 2024
mitochondrial variant analysis tools
Contributions:2 PRs, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
bioinformaticsvariant-analysisanalysis-toolsgenomics
biobenkj/SPARTA_Mac
Jun 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:2 releases, 22 pushes, 8 branches in 4 years
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