David Mcgaughey
Staff Scientist at National Human Genome Research Institute
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Mcgaughey is a Staff Scientist and bioinformatician at the NIH with 11 years of experience translating large-scale genomic and epigenomic data into biological insight. He leads computational method development and analyses probing how DNA methylation and regulatory sequences shape development and disease, pairing wet-lab understanding from a PhD in Human Genetics with production-grade bioinformatics. At NIH he heads the Bioinformatics Group within OGVFB/NEI and has a track record mentoring trainees, designing databases, and building tools for whole-genome, low-input sequencing assays. Known for challenging conventional models of sequence conservation, he blends hypothesis-driven research with practical engineering to enable reproducible genomic workflows. Based in Bethesda, MD, he combines deep domain expertise with a knack for communicating complex genomics to diverse scientific audiences.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Human Genetics, Ph.D, Human Genetics at The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBA, Biology, BA, Biology at Amherst CollegePh.D, Human/Medical Genetics, Ph.D, Human/Medical Genetics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
English
Github Skills (152)
fastq-files10
variational-autoencoder10
atlas10
autoencoder10
single-cell-analysis10
single-cell-genomics10
hierarchical10
meta10
million10
tsne10
genetic9
fasta9
rna-seq9
variants9
structural-variation9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
davemcg/eyeIntegration_app
Jan 2019 - Nov 2022
Shiny code to run eyeIntegration on EiaD data
Contributions:1 release, 131 commits, 16 PRs in 3 years 10 months
shiny
davemcg/unified_gene_expression
May 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:464 commits, 342 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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