Jean Mainguy
Research Engineer In Bioinformatics
Toulouse, Occitania, France
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Top SchoolJean Mainguy is a research engineer in bioinformatics based in Toulouse with nine years of experience translating biological questions into reproducible computational solutions. Currently at Genoscope after progressing there from a bioinformatics engineer role, he brings deep expertise in genome analysis and sequencing workflows developed at national research centers like INRAE and Genoscope. His background includes method development for viral polyprotein annotation during a research internship at the University of Vienna, reflecting strength in algorithmic annotation and virus genomics. Trained with a Master’s in Bioinformatics from Université de Bordeaux and a biology bachelor from Paris-Sud, he combines wet-lab literacy with robust computational practice. Known for bridging research and production, he focuses on reliable pipelines and scalable data processing rather than flashy tooling. Colleagues value him for turning complex sequencing data into actionable biological insight while maintaining reproducibility and rigor.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Biology Bachelor, Biology Bachelor at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)Master's degree, Bioinformatics, Master's degree, Bioinformatics at Université de Bordeaux
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Github Skills (40)
binning10
package-management10
microbiology10
graph10
conda10
microbial-genomics10
bioinformatics10
bacteria10
bioconda10
metagenomics10
comparative-genomics10
pypi9
genomics8
journal8
structural-variation7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
JeanMainguy/viral_polyprotein_annotation
Jun 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:195 commits, 63 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
JeanMainguy/TAtouScan
Feb 2025 - May 2026
A command-line tool for identifying toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems in genomes and metagenomes.
Contributions:2 reviews, 14 PRs, 40 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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