Groves Dixon
Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolGroves Dixon is a Senior Scientist in Bioinformatics with 11 years of experience specializing in next-generation sequencing, transcriptomics, methylomics, and evolutionary biology. Based in Cambridge, MA, he currently applies his expertise at Moderna, advancing computational pipelines and analyses for genomics-driven projects. His academic work produced high-impact contributions, including the first genomic linkage map for a reef-building coral and pioneering coral epigenomics methods later adopted by other labs. He has a strong track record of designing reproducible Python/R pipelines on HPC, mentoring trainees, and translating research into publishable insights across postdoctoral and fellowship roles. Notably, his background blends deep evolutionary theory with practical clinical data science experience—having built hospital readmission models and deployable Streamlit tools—bridging basic research and applied health analytics.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cell and Molecular Biology at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science (BS) Biology, Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology at The University of the SouthMaster of Science (MS) Biology, Master of Science (MS) Biology at Western Carolina UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Groves-Dixon-Matz-laboratory/Acropora_gene_expression_meta
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:1 release, 11 commits, 18 pushes in 5 months
grovesdixon/pungitius_sex_chromosome
Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 13 commits, 11 pushes in 2 months
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