Brett Trost
Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolBrett Trost is a scientist and computational researcher with eight years of experience translating bioinformatics and computer science expertise into impactful pediatric research at The Hospital for Sick Children. With a PhD and MSc in Computer Science and a BSc in Bioinformatics from the University of Saskatchewan, he blends rigorous academic training with hands-on translational work as a former research fellow now serving as a scientist. His profile and publications are trackable on Google Scholar and ORCiD, reflecting a steady research output in computational biology domains. Based in Old Toronto, he bridges method development and applied research, often working at the interface of algorithms and clinical data. Colleagues describe him as someone who moves fluidly between deep technical development and collaborative, patient-focused projects. Notably, his sustained tenure at a leading pediatric research hospital underscores commitment to long-term, translational science rather than short-term academic hops.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Saskatchewan
Github Skills (14)
upsetr8
sequence8
next-generation-sequencing7
sequencing7
genome7
infectious-diseases7
bioinformatics6
rna-seq6
genomics6
visualization5
nim-lang4
python4
deep-learning2
ocr1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bjtrost/tandem-repeat-expansions-in-ASD
May 2020 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 release, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
bjtrost/TCAG-WGS-CNV-workflow
Oct 2017 - Sep 2022
Scripts involved in our workflow for detecting CNVs from WGS data using read depth-based methods
Contributions:31 commits, 29 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years
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