Ivan De Dios is an Associate Specialist in molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics with 12 years of hands-on experience developing and validating NGS and other molecular assays. He blends wet-lab expertise—from DNA/RNA extraction across diverse sample types to assay design on Illumina platforms—with practical bioinformatics, including pipeline development and bcbio-nextgen integration. His work spans industry and academia, having driven assay automation collaborations with vendors and supported assay rollouts at clinical labs and UC Irvine. A contributor to the vcflib project, he has made low-level C/C++ improvements to sequence alignment code and architecture compatibility fixes, reflecting comfort working in core bioinformatics tools. Ivan’s training spans chemical engineering, molecular biology, and dual MS degrees in bioinformatics and biotechnology, giving him a rare cross-disciplinary perspective on assay development and software validation. He favors open-source approaches and community-driven methods to accelerate reproducible, production-ready assays.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Bioinformatics, Master of Science (MS), Bioinformatics at Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
Saddleback College
Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering at University of Southern California
Irvine Valley College
Master of Science - MS, Biotechnology, Master of Science - MS, Biotechnology at University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor's degree, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology and Computer Science, GPA 3.35, Bachelor's degree, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology and Computer Science, GPA 3.35 at California State University-Dominguez Hills
C++ library and cmdline tools for parsing and manipulating VCF files with python and zig bindings
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 2 issues in 25 days
Contributions summary:Ivan primarily focused on enhancing the `ssw.c` file, likely related to sequence alignment within the vcflib library. Their contributions include preliminary support for PPC64 architecture, and fixing issues to ensure correct functionality. These changes suggest the user's work centered on improving the library's compatibility and potentially optimizing its performance. The commits show the user's direct interaction with the core C++ code of the project.
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