Chris Lasher
Solana Beach, California United States
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Top SchoolChris Lasher is a software developer with 19 years of experience who blends deep computational biology and bioinformatics expertise with practical Python engineering. Trained with a PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology from Virginia Tech, he has integrated molecular interaction networks, gene expression, and annotation data and probed regulatory element signatures using high-throughput epigenetics. He contributes to open-source tooling—helping modernize the prettyplotlib plotting library for Python 3 compatibility—demonstrating attention to cross‑version robustness and test coverage. Based in Solana Beach, CA, Chris pairs domain-focused research insight with hands-on coding to deliver reproducible, maintainable analysis pipelines and biological network solutions.
19 years of coding experience
University of GeorgiaPhD, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, PhD, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at Virginia Tech
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
python10
matplotlib10
autocomplete10
generator10
compatibility10
testing9
unit-testing9
python-sphinx9
vim9
csv9
jenkins9
package-management8
distutils6
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Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
olgabot/prettyplotlib
Oct 2013 - Oct 2013
Painlessly create beautiful matplotlib plots.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Chris contributed to improving the Python 3 compatibility of the prettyplotlib library. Their work involved modifying the codebase to replace deprecated `.next()` method calls with function calls, ensuring broader Python version support. They also added support for uppercase/lowercase characters in tests using the `six` library and updated the `setup.py` file to include Python 3 compatibility and package classifiers. These changes focused on enhancing the library's compatibility and maintainability across different Python environments.
pythonmatplotlibdata-visualizationplottingplots
gotgenes/homebrew-gotgenes
Nov 2016 - Jan 2024
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 3 months
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