Greg Boratyn
Staff Scientist at National Institutes of Health
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGreg Boratyn is a Staff Scientist at the NIH with nine years of professional experience and a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Louisville. He has a strong background in bioinformatics-focused algorithm and software development, spanning academic postdoc work, contractor roles, and long-term federal research leadership. Greg combines hands-on build and release engineering—evidenced by contributions automating Bioconda package builds for widely used bioinformatics tools like Magicblast—with expertise in mass spectrometry data analysis and scientific systems integration. Based in Washington, DC, he is comfortable bridging research, reproducible software delivery, and cross-platform packaging challenges that keep complex pipelines running. An understated strength is his track record of translating research code into robust, automated releases that other scientists can reliably consume.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, PhD, Computer Science and Engineering at University of Louisville
Github Skills (13)
bioinformatics10
automation10
conda10
bash10
automations10
package-management10
makefile9
build-system9
gnu-make9
linux8
macos8
zlib7
bzip7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Jul 2019 - Oct 2022
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:12 reviews, 4 commits, 14 PRs in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Greg primarily contributed to automating and streamlining the build process for bioinformatics tools within the bioconda ecosystem. Their commits involved creating and modifying build scripts (`build.sh`), configuring dependencies, and updating package versions, particularly for the Magicblast tool. They adapted the build process for different operating systems (Linux, macOS) and integrated various software libraries, including zlib and bzip2. The user also addressed issues related to versioning and artifact management.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
boratyng/boratyng.github.io
Dec 2016 - Sep 2019
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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