Giorgio Gonnella
Head Of Unit - Bioinformatics And Artificial Intelligence Applications
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Top SchoolGiorgio Gonnella is a bioinformatics and AI leader with 18 years of experience who currently heads the Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Applications unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge in Phnom Penh. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Molecular Biology) with hands-on software engineering, having developed high-performance genome assembly and graph tools and led multiple DFG-funded projects in Germany. His work spans single-cell immunology, viral surveillance pipelines (Illumina and Nanopore), metagenomics, and capacity building for public health bioinformatics in Southeast Asia. Known for shipping optimized, resource-conscious tools and organizing teaching and course programs, he bridges research, open-source software, and operational public-health genomics. An unusual strength is his track record of moving from low-level algorithm design to national-scale surveillance workflows, demonstrating both technical depth and strategic program leadership.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Molecular Biology, Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Molecular Biology at University of TübingenB.Sc. + M.Sc. (Laurea) Biology, B.Sc. + M.Sc. (Laurea) Biology at Università di PaviaScuola ElementareLiceo ScientificoM.Sc. Bioinformatics, M.Sc. Bioinformatics at University of Hamburg
Italian, German, English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Greek, Khmer
Github Skills (55)
assembly10
package-management10
conda10
file-format10
specification10
bioinformatics10
bioconda10
genome9
graph9
genome-analysis9
nimble9
genomics8
pathogen8
sequence8
macros8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ggonnella/fastsubtrees
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:1 commit, 2 PRs, 195 pushes in 1 day
ggonnella/genomeviewer
Feb 2008 - Feb 2009
Contributions:75 commits in 1 year
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