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
r7
genome6
conda6
r-package6
python6
pipeline5
bioinformatics5
genomics5
cloning3
umi2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ndbrown6/MSK-MM-FGPZ
Apr 2021 - Aug 2025
Contributions:25 PRs, 151 pushes, 13 branches in 4 years 4 months
ndbrown6/GAP
Feb 2017 - Sep 2019
Genome Alteration Print (GAP)
Contributions:2 PRs, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
bioinformaticsgapgenomegenomics
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