Cris Thomas
Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolCris Thomas is a scientist and software-savvy researcher with nine years of experience applying computational methods to biological problems, currently based at Los Alamos National Laboratory. With a PhD in Molecular Biology and a background spanning postdoctoral genomics to scientific programming, Cris blends domain expertise in genomics with practical software development—building analysis pipelines, data curation tools, and web visualizations (Python, R, JavaScript, D3). At LANL they progressed from software developer to team lead and now scientist, demonstrating both hands-on coding and team leadership in mission-driven research. Prior roles at Northrop Grumman and academia show a track record of translating complex sequencing data into reproducible pipelines and actionable insights. Known for mentoring students and documenting workflows, Cris brings scientific rigor to engineering problems and a knack for turning noisy biological data into clear, reproducible analyses.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College ParkMaster / Magistere, Genetics, Master / Magistere, Genetics at Université Paris CitéLicence, Cellular Biology and Physiology, Licence, Cellular Biology and Physiology at UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
English, French
Github Skills (23)
package-management10
conda10
bioinformatics10
bioconda10
sequencing9
genomics9
science8
pipeline8
galaxy8
plotly6
python6
charts6
webgl6
visualization6
regl5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cristhomas/bioconda-recipes
Jul 2016 - Sep 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 31 pushes, 44 branches in 1 year 2 months
biocondabioinformaticsrecipesconda
ImmPortDB/immport-galaxy-tools
Feb 2017 - May 2020
Tools for ImmPort Galaxy
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch, 7 comments in 3 years 3 months
galaxyimmport
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