James Knight
Head Of Software at Cultivarium
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Knight is a Head of Software and Principal Engineer at Cultivarium who brings over a decade of professional software experience layered on top of formal training as a molecular biologist and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine. He specializes in building web applications that enable scientific productivity and data sharing, translating complex proteomics and bioinformatics workflows into usable tools. His background includes hands-on bioinformatics and proteomics analysis at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, where he developed new computational approaches for large-scale projects. Based in Toronto, he combines domain expertise in biology with long-standing programming practice to bridge research and product delivery, often focusing on practical, reproducible data-analysis platforms. An English and History BA alongside a BSc in Biology and Mathematics hints at his unusual mix of technical rigor and clear communication skills.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Biology and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Biology and Mathematics at McMaster UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, English and History, Bachelor of Arts - BA, English and History at University of YorkDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cellular and Molecular Medicine at University of Ottawa
Github Skills (173)
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
gingraslab/gene-info
Apr 2017 - Aug 2022
Chrome extension for retrieving gene information
Contributions:462 commits, 1 PR, 372 pushes in 5 years 5 months
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gingraslab/remove-signal-peptides
Dec 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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