Summary
Ido Bar is a Senior Research Fellow and molecular biologist with a PhD and over a decade of experience applying genetics, molecular techniques and bioinformatics to agriculture and aquaculture challenges. He blends hands-on wet-lab expertise (RNA/DNA extraction, RT-qPCR, in-situ hybridization, fish husbandry) with robust computational skills in R, Python, Bash and SQL to deliver reproducible NGS, population genetics and transcriptomics analyses on both servers and HPC. At Griffith University he develops genomic solutions to production bottlenecks and teaches bioinformatics, mentoring HDR students and building automated pipelines and databases. His work spans applied projects—from sex-marker discovery and GWAS in aquaculture species to genomic improvement of non-model crops—and emphasizes thoughtful experimental design matched to sequencing strategies. Colleagues value his meticulous attention to detail, clear scientific communication, and the uncommon combination of field sampling, lab technique and scalable bioinformatics.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Aquaculture Genetics, 92.54, M.Sc., Aquaculture Genetics, 92.54 at The Hebrew University, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot
B.Sc, Marine Biology and Biotechnology, 90.12, B.Sc, Marine Biology and Biotechnology, 90.12 at Ben Gurion University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aquaculture/Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aquaculture/Bioinformatics at University of the Sunshine Coast
Hebrew, English, Spanish