Daniel Nachun
Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine
Redwood City, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Nachun is a postdoctoral researcher in computational genomics with 11 years of experience bridging neuroscience, bioinformatics, and systems-level software engineering. Based at Stanford after earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA, he specializes in developing pipelines to analyze gene expression and methylation for neurodegenerative and psychiatric disease biomarker discovery. He pairs rigorous statistical and computational skills with practical build and DevOps expertise—contributing system- and build-level patches to high-profile open-source projects like Homebrew. A strong advocate for open science and equitable access to tech, he focuses on reproducible, shareable tools that accelerate translational research. Colleagues value his ability to move projects from algorithmic concept to robust, cross-platform implementations that support long-term clinical studies.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience at University of California, Los AngelesBA, Biology, BA, Biology at Williams College
English, French
Github Skills (23)
c-language10
multiplatform10
package-management10
linux10
build-system10
cross-platform10
homebrew10
build-automation10
macos10
cprogramming-language10
gnu-make9
code-signing9
makefile9
cmake9
compiler-optimization9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
Homebrew/brew
Nov 2020 - Aug 2022
🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Build Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Build EngineerContributions:83 reviews, 58 commits, 38 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the Homebrew package manager's build and relocation processes. Their work included modifying the build process to specify CMake libdir, adding and modifying files related to relocating the build prefix, and implementing automated code signing for macOS binaries. The user also worked on improving the build system for Linux, adding and modifying code for the linker and GCC runtime libraries. Additionally, they fixed typos and addressed build issues related to GCC.
brewpackage-managerlinuxrubymissing
danielnachun/linuxbrew-core
Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
🍻🐧 Core formulae for the Homebrew package manager on Linux
Contributions:228 pushes, 670 branches in 10 months
formulaehomebrewlinuxpackage-manager
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