Summary
Ilya Zhbannikov is a biostatistician and computational biologist with 11 years of experience translating large-scale genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and clinical datasets into actionable insights. Based at Duke University School of Medicine, he develops end-to-end bioinformatics pipelines and statistical analysis plans, applying mixed models, survival analysis, and other rigorous methods to complex biomedical questions. His prior work as a lead bioinformatician on Alzheimer’s genetics and as a primary developer of NGS tools (SeqyClean, MetAmp, SlopMap) demonstrates both research leadership and hands-on software engineering. Trained to PhD level in bioinformatics and with a strong engineering background, he combines algorithmic design with practical production workflows to bridge research and clinical analytics.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics at University of Idaho
Master's degree, Information Systems, 4.87, Master's degree, Information Systems, 4.87 at Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)
Russian, English, Ukrainian