Israel Aguilar
Postdoctoral Researcher at BioFreelancer
Mexico City
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Top SchoolIsrael Aguilar is a postdoctoral researcher and bioinformatics entrepreneur with nine years of experience building computational infrastructure and R&D teams that bring genomic technologies into practical use across academia, government, and industry. He founded BioFreelancer and served as Chief of Supercomputing at Mexico’s National Institute of Genomic Medicine, where he scaled training, best practices, and resources so data would be actively analyzed rather than archived. Skilled in backend bioinformatics, human genomics, and molecular microbiology, he has led product-focused NGS workflow development and a six-person dev team delivering clinical-grade tools. Currently at Tecnológico de Monterrey working on oriGen and on a SARS-CoV-2 variation analysis web service, he blends scientific storytelling with hands-on coding to make complex data actionable. Known for adapting to resource-constrained environments, he focuses on cost-effective, reproducible solutions that expand access to genomic analysis in Mexico.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biomedical Sciences, General, 9.45, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biomedical Sciences, General, 9.45 at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Github Skills (11)
bam5
minhash5
genome5
genomics4
bioinformatics4
knife3
bedtools2
charts1
data-visualization1
visualization1
genomes1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Iaguilaror/nf-VEPextended
Sep 2019 - Jul 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
Iaguilaror/nf-bcl2counts_10X
Jun 2022 - Dec 2023
Contributions:58 pushes, 1 branch, 1 tag in 1 year 5 months
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