Jody Hey
Professor And Director Of The Center For Computational Genetics And Genomics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolJody Hey is a professor and director specializing in computational genetics and genomics with over three decades of academic experience and eight years in his current Temple University leadership roles. He leads the Center for Computational Genetics and Genomics and directs Temple’s Professional Science Master's in Bioinformatics, blending research, curriculum development, and program management. Trained in ecology and evolutionary biology (PhD, Stony Brook), his work bridges evolutionary theory and practical bioinformatics, reflected in an active lab and extensive scholarly record. Based in Philadelphia, he maintains a strong online presence through multiple lab and program websites and curated publication lists, signaling a commitment to transparency and community engagement. Notably, his career spans foundational faculty roles at Rutgers to building interdisciplinary training programs that translate computational methods into real-world genomic applications.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Biology, General, Bachelor's degree, Biology, General at Colgate UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Stony Brook University
Github Skills (46)
electron10
typescript10
editor9
microsoft9
visual-studio-code9
vscode-extension9
sequence-alignment9
python-ide9
ide9
phylogenetics9
visual-studio9
bioinformatics9
vscode9
genomics9
protein-structure8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
jodyhey/prfratio
Jun 2023 - Mar 2024
work on the distribution of the ratio of sfs in contexts where Poisson random field models are used
Contributions:5 PRs, 20 pushes, 3 branches in 9 months
jodyhey/SFRatios
May 2024 - Feb 2025
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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