David Coil
Program Manager At NSF-Center For Pandemic Insights at University of California, Davis
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Coil is a program manager and public health scientist with 12 years of experience bridging microbial genomics, environmental surveillance, and campus health operations. At UC Davis he has led transdisciplinary pandemic-preparedness projects, overseen asymptomatic testing and wastewater surveillance programs, and managed clinical lab and health-promotion teams. Trained as a biologist (PhD, University of Washington), he pairs hands-on research in microbial ecology and metagenomics with practical program delivery and science communication—he created an educational game, "Gut Check," and produces sequencing training videos. Known for sustaining institutional expertise from the COVID-19 response, he excels at translating complex lab methods and data visualizations into actionable public health practice. Based in Davis, CA, he also publishes on natural resource issues and maintains an active public profile on X and BlueSky, reflecting a commitment to outreach beyond academia.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Biology, Ph.D., Biology at University of WashingtonB.A., Biology, B.A., Biology at Carleton College
English, some french
Github Skills (2)
css1
javascript1
Github contributions (2)
jennomics/WorkflowPaper
Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
Contributions:290 commits in 10 months
FTP2018/HelloWorld
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
Companies without Female Leaders are Fundamentally Flawed
Contributions:1 comment in 1 day
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