Foivos Gypas
Bioinformatics Software Engineer (Senior Expert II Data Science)
Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
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Top SchoolFoivos Gypas is a senior bioinformatics software engineer with 11 years of experience applying computational methods to RNA biology and oncology data at Novartis and leading academic labs in Basel. He combines a PhD in Bioinformatics and engineering training with hands-on expertise building analysis pipelines for RNA-seq, poly(A)-seq, ribo-seq, single-cell and long-read technologies, bridging method development and collaborator-facing data interpretation. At Novartis he has progressed through expert to senior expert roles, delivering production-ready tools for oncology data science while retaining an academic rigor from postdoctoral work on transcript isoform quantification. Known for integrating experimental and computational workflows, he frequently partners with wet-lab teams to translate complex sequencing datasets into actionable insights. Based in Basel, he brings a practical mix of software engineering discipline and domain-specific innovation that accelerates translational research.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Bioinformatics, Master of Science (MSc) Bioinformatics at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion AthinonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioinformatics at University of BaselDiploma Electronic and Computer Engineering, Diploma Electronic and Computer Engineering at Technical University of Crete
English, German, Greek
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Github Skills (138)
snakemake10
package-management10
seq10
forge10
transcriptomics10
variational-autoencoder10
rna-seq10
bioconda10
conda10
removal10
ambient10
reproducible-research10
droplet10
bioinformatics10
generative-model10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
panoptes-organization/snakemake_example_workflow
Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
Example workflow using snakemake
Contributions:13 commits, 10 PRs, 11 pushes in 1 year 5 months
snakemakeworkflow
fgypas/bioconda-recipes
Mar 2021 - Aug 2023
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Contributions:70 pushes, 27 branches in 2 years 4 months
orangerecipescondabiocondabioinformatics
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