Eduard Kerkhoven
Docent at SciLifeLab
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Top SchoolEduard Kerkhoven is a computational systems biology researcher and lecturer with 11 years of experience leading academic and industry-facing projects from Chalmers University of Technology. He directs a research group focused on dynamic metabolic modeling and omics-driven data science, and concurrently serves as CTO of AIxBIO while leading a SciLifeLab group—bridging translational biotech and machine learning. His career traces a continuous thread from PhD work on parasite metabolism to postdoc and project leadership roles, giving him deep domain expertise in metabolic modeling and R&D consultancy for biotech. Based in Gothenburg, he combines hands-on modeling and data analysis with strategic technology leadership, often translating complex biological questions into practical computational solutions. An understated strength: he routinely balances academic leadership with commercial product and consultancy work, enabling rapid transfer of methods into real-world biotech applications.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, MSc, Systems Biology, BSc, MSc, Systems Biology at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Immunity and Infection, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Immunity and Infection at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (43)
biology10
consensus10
genome10
raven10
python10
toolbox10
matlab10
constraint10
scale10
transcriptomics10
meta-analysis10
quantile10
metabolic-models10
pipeline10
bioinformatics10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
SysBioChalmers/hanpo-GEM
May 2018 - Apr 2022
Draft genome-scale model of Hansenula polymorpha (Ogataea polymorpha; Pichia angusta)
Contributions:26 commits, 10 PRs, 10 pushes in 3 years 11 months
genomedraft-genomegenome-scale-modelscalebioinformatics
SysBioChalmers/Streptomyces_coelicolor-GEM
Feb 2018 - Jan 2021
Genome-scale model of Streptomyces coelicolor.
Contributions:1 release, 35 commits, 10 PRs in 2 years 11 months
genomegenome-scale-modelscalegenomicsbioinformatics
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