David Brown
Senior Computational Biologist
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Brown is a Senior Computational Biologist with nine years of experience applying bioinformatics and software engineering to cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Trained with a PhD in Biomedical Sciences and an MSc in Bioinformatics and Modeling from Université libre de Bruxelles, he builds reproducible, automated analysis pipelines and visualizations to accelerate translational research. He progressed from bioinformatician roles in Europe to postdoctoral work and now leads innovation lab efforts to turn complex genomic data into actionable insights. A pragmatic coder who “writes code for a living,” he emphasizes reproducibility and automation while enjoying expressive data visualization with ggplot. Based in the New York City area, he blends deep domain expertise in oncology with hands-on software craftsmanship to streamline research workflows. An understated detail: his career reflects a consistent focus on making computational science auditable and repeatable across collaborative lab environments.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, General at Université libre de Bruxelles
English, French
Github Skills (12)
makefile7
perl7
genome7
r-package6
pipeline6
r6
python5
cloning5
bioinformatics5
genomics5
conda4
umi2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ndbrown6/GAP
Feb 2017 - Sep 2019
Genome Alteration Print (GAP)
Contributions:2 PRs, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
bioinformaticsgapgenomegenomics
ndbrown6/dodo-cloning-kit
Aug 2019 - Feb 2022
Toolkit for cloning the dodo and other stuffz
Contributions:1 PR, 276 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
cloningdodo
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