Hector Climente-gonzalez
Senior Scientist at Isomorphic Labs
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolHector Climente-Gonzalez is a Senior Scientist with over a decade of experience applying AI/ML to genomics and drug discovery, specializing in genetics, explainable machine learning, and systems biology. He has driven systems biology and AI strategy roles at Novo Nordisk and now brings that expertise to Isomorphic Labs, focusing on target identification and maturation. Hector blends deep academic training—a PhD in Bioinformatics—with hands-on engineering of reproducible research pipelines (Nextflow, Apptainer, CI/CD) for large-scale genetics analyses. His research built novel graph-based and sequence-learning methods for variant interpretation and disease risk prediction, often leveraging biological networks to boost discovery. Detail-oriented and proactive, he’s known for fixing brittle research infrastructure before it breaks and for advocating well-engineered, reproducible science. Based in London, he combines production-focused deployments with a continued drive to translate cutting-edge ML methods into actionable drug discovery insights.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Biochemistry, Bachelor's degree Biochemistry at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaMITx MicroMaster Statistics and Data Science, MITx MicroMaster Statistics and Data Science at MITx CoursesMaster of Science (MSc) Bioinformatics for Health Sciences, Master of Science (MSc) Bioinformatics for Health Sciences at Universitat Pompeu FabraDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Bioinformatics at PSL Research University
Spanish, English, French, Catalan, Japanese
Github Skills (70)
genomics10
nonlinear10
reproducible-science10
singularity10
systems-biology10
r-package10
reproducible-research10
feature-selection10
reminder10
gwas10
bioinformatics10
nextflow9
pipeline9
network-analysis9
slurm9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
hclimente/nori
Jun 2018 - Nov 2020
Contributions:326 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
hclimente/wisdom
May 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:148 commits, 2 PRs, 122 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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