Jay Unruh
Director Of Scientific Data
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJay Unruh is a director-level scientific data leader with 11 years of experience shepherding microscopy, imaging, and big data initiatives at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. He partners with investigators to translate cutting-edge technology into answers for fundamental biological questions, progressing from research specialist to Director of Scientific Data. His background blends hands-on microscopy leadership and research advisory roles with postdoctoral training, enabling him to bridge experimental workflows and scalable data solutions. Based in Kansas City, he brings a PhD from the University of Kansas and a pragmatic track record of building interdisciplinary teams that turn complex imaging datasets into actionable science.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of KansasB. S., B. S. at John Brown University
Github Skills (12)
imagej9
forge9
roi8
image8
conda6
conda-forge5
vocabulary4
controlled4
python3
measurement3
image-processing3
segmentation2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jayunruh/napari_jroitools
Mar 2021 - Jan 2022
Napari plugins for reading and writing ImageJ roi files and creating image profiles.
Contributions:14 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 10 months
imagejimagenapariroi
jayunruh/Jay_Plugins3
Oct 2015 - Jun 2022
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
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