Joel Swift
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolJoel Swift is a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and microbial ecologist who studies how grafting shapes grapevine microbiomes, combining amplicon and metagenomic sequencing across experimental and commercial vineyards in Missouri and California. With a PhD in Biology from Saint Louis University and a decade of research experience, he bridges wet-lab expertise, bioinformatics pipeline development, and manuscript-driven science. His work spans applied agricultural partnerships and conservation genetics, including DNA metabarcoding for bat diet and parasite studies in collaboration with government agencies. Known for translating complex molecular methods into practical assays, he also has a track record training students and deploying reproducible data analysis workflows that advance both industry and conservation outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies, Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies at State Fair Community CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Biology, Doctor of Philosophy in Biology at Saint Louis UniversityBachelor's degree in Integrative Biology, Molecular Biology and Botany, Bachelor's degree in Integrative Biology, Molecular Biology and Botany at University of Central Missouri
Github Skills (17)
phyloseq10
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stable9
sequencing9
1c8
knitr8
explore8
data-visualisation8
data-wrangling8
githubactions8
bioinformatics7
data-visualization7
pipeline5
visualization3
historical2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Kenizzer/Side_Projects
Nov 2021 - Nov 2025
Random side projects in all manner of things (NFL to Punk Rock)
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years
reactside-projectsrockjavascriptpunk
Kenizzer/2bRAD-Edwards-Lab
Aug 2016 - Feb 2021
2bRAD anaylsis pipeline Edwards Lab (MOBOT)
Contributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 4 years 6 months
anaylsisgithubactionspipelineexplorebioinformatics
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