Brittany Magalis
Assistant Professor at University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolBrittany Magalis is an Assistant Professor and molecular epidemiologist with nine years of research experience applying next-generation sequencing and advanced statistical methods to pathogen dynamics and evolution. Based at the University of Florida, she has led phylodynamic and RNA-structure analyses of HIV/SIV and progressed from graduate work to faculty while collaborating across labs and institutions. Her recent work bridges academic research and biosecurity practice through a partnership with the Nuclear Threat Initiative to develop practical screening mechanisms for synthetic pathogen genomes in commercial DNA synthesis. Known for combining deep computational analysis with hands-on molecular techniques, she brings both method development and real-world implementation focus to emerging-threat detection.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), General Studies, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), General Studies at Blue Ridge Community CollegeBachelor of Science (BS), Biology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology at James Madison UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Concentration, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Concentration at University of Florida
English
Github Skills (52)
comparative-genomics10
evolution9
phylogenetics9
bioinformatics9
science8
beast8
testing7
phylogenetic-trees7
placement6
hypothesis-testing6
ncbi5
annotations5
nmf4
visualization4
blast4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ProsperiLab/Dynamite
Jul 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:69 commits, 72 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 5 months
NCBI-Codeathons/beyond-phylogenies-team4
Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:32 commits, 23 pushes in 4 days
beyond-phylogenies-2022
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