Jason Ross
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Ross is a Principal Research Scientist and team leader based in Sydney with over a decade of experience translating epigenomics and bioinformatics research into clinical diagnostics and large-scale genomic analytics. He led the discovery and commercialization of DNA methylation biomarkers incorporated into Colvera™, and now directs development of blood-based in vitro diagnostics across cancer, traumatic brain injury and liver health. His work blends statistical genetics, signal-detection methods for genomics data, and practical assay development—skills backed by multiple major grants and awards including CSIRO and NHMRC funding. Earlier training as a wet-lab biochemist informs his uncommon ability to take projects from molecular methods through bioinformatics to clinical validation and productization. He also leads software and analytical tool development to remove batch effects and reveal global signals in genomics datasets, enabling clearer biological insights across studies. Jason holds a PhD in molecular biology and maintains an active research profile with publications and open-source code that support his translational focus.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Plant Molecular Biology, Master of Science (MSc), Plant Molecular Biology at University of CanterburyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Molecular Biology at RMIT University
Github Skills (4)
genomics2
bioinformatics2
machine-learning1
spark1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
JasonR055/Harman
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:5 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
JasonR055/methylclock
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
DNA methylation-based clocks
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes in 1 month
clocksdnadna-methylationgenomicsbioinformatics
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