Joaquin Dopazo
Académico Correspondiente Real Academia Nacional De Medicina at Fundación Progreso y Salud
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolJoaquin Dopazo is a senior biomedical data scientist and leader based in Barcelona with over three decades of experience translating genomics and bioinformatics research into institutional strategy and operational programs. He has led major national nodes and research groups—currently at the Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute, CIBER Rare Diseases, IBIS and Fundación Progreso y Salud—and was recently appointed Académico Correspondiente of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina. His career spans academic directorships, startup founding (Genometra) and industry bioinformatics work at GlaxoSmithKline, combining deep expertise in functional genomics with hands-on group building and program management. Joaquin holds a PhD in Biology and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Valencia and is known for bridging translational research and national bioinformatics infrastructure. An often overlooked strength is his sustained role shaping community standards and editorial oversight in the field, reflecting influence beyond his own labs. He brings a rare mix of scientific rigor, policy-level perspective and practical leadership to large-scale biomedical data initiatives.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Biology, PhD Biology at University of Valencia
Github Skills (11)
bioinformatics5
genomics5
data-processing3
rna-seq2
seq2
big-data2
systems-biology1
sequence1
variants1
next-generation-sequencing1
sequencing1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
babelomics/bierapp
Dec 2013 - Mar 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 comment in 3 years 3 months
babelomics/TFTEA
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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