Joakim Karlsson
Senior Bioinformatician
Perth, Western Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJoakim Karlsson is a Senior Bioinformatician with over a decade of experience applying statistical analysis and traditional machine learning to biomedical problems, including cancer origin prediction from gene expression data. He has built and maintained robust data processing pipelines and excels in data wrangling using R and Python, bridging research and production workflows across academic and translational settings. His career spans PhD-level research in medical science and roles at the University of Gothenburg, Harry Perkins Institute, and AGRF, where he progressed from bioinformatician to senior specialist. Based in Perth, he pairs deep analytical rigor with practical tooling knowledge (including Power BI and data analytics upskilling), making him adept at turning complex genomic data into actionable insights. An understated strength is his track record of translating academic methods into reproducible pipelines that serve diagnostic and research needs.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Power BI Fundamentals Training, Power BI Fundamentals Training at InsightAnalytics for All: Upskilling course in data analytics for business, Analytics for All: Upskilling course in data analytics for business at Tracked LtdDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medical Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Medical Science at University of GothenburgMaster of Science (M.Sc.) in Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Engineering at Uppsala University
Swedish, English
Github Skills (34)
genes10
next-generation-sequencing10
bioconductor10
sequencing9
bioinformatics9
immunology9
gdc9
genomics9
rna-seq9
pipeline8
hla8
nextflow8
reproducible-research8
variants8
reproducible-science7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
jowkar/focalscan
Apr 2016 - Mar 2020
FocalScan: Finding altered genes in cancer based on coordinated DNA & RNA change
Contributions:129 commits, 1 PR, 71 pushes in 3 years 11 months
dnafindinggenomicscancerbioinformatics
jowkar/rnaSeqPreprocessing
Mar 2023 - Aug 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 5 months
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