Jisca Huisman
Scientific Researcher at Wageningen Livestock Research
Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolJisca Huisman is a scientific researcher and evolutionary biologist with a decade of experience extracting hidden patterns from genetic and ecological data and building bespoke tools when existing software falls short. She developed the R package sequoia during a postdoc to efficiently reconstruct pedigrees from SNP arrays and has since run a one-woman pedigree consultancy and provided freelance development and support for research groups and companies. Her work blends statistical rigor, software development, and domain expertise in animal sciences, informed by a PhD from NTNU and an MSc (cum laude) from Wageningen. At Wageningen Livestock Research she continues to apply these skills to practical livestock and conservation problems. Notably, she pairs hands-on coding with user support and training, making complex methods accessible to non-specialist researchers. Based in Wageningen, Netherlands, she thrives on turning messy genetic data into reliable pedigrees and actionable biological insight.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biology, General, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biology, General at NTNUOSG De hoge bergMaster of Science (MSc), Animal Sciences, Cum Laude, Master of Science (MSc), Animal Sciences, Cum Laude at Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum / Wageningen University
English, Dutch, Norwegian, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (27)
r-package10
pedigree10
pathogen10
econometrics8
inference7
meta-analysis7
development-environment7
static-html7
ide6
bootstrapping6
rstudio6
genetics6
r6
data-science6
package5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
JiscaH/R-functions
Aug 2016 - Jan 2023
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 5 months
JiscaH/sequoia
Mar 2016 - Jan 2023
R package for pedigree inference based on SNP data
Contributions:1 review, 149 commits, 7 PRs in 7 years
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