Summary
Diana Marek is a PhD-trained computational biologist and Training Manager at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics with 11 years of experience bridging life science research, bioinformatics training, and science communication. She designs and coordinates training programs and workshops for academics and industry, runs Software and Data Carpentry at SIB, and established enduring community events like the Vital-IT conference and a virtual Computational Biology seminar series. Comfortable translating complex genomics and biostatistics topics for diverse audiences, she has hands-on experience in GWAS, RNA-seq, and machine learning from her research career. Based in Lausanne, she combines rigorous analytical skills with a knack for outreach—actively training the next generation of researchers and helping media communicate bioinformatics breakthroughs.
11 years of coding experience
PhD, Computational Biology, PhD, Computational Biology at Université de Lausanne
Master, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Master, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
French, Spanish, English