Joerg Fallmann
Bioinformatics Scientist
Vienna, Austria
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Top SchoolJoerg Fallmann is a bioinformatics scientist with a decade of experience bridging molecular biology and computational research, holding a PhD from the University of Vienna and current appointments at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology and Leipzig University. His work focuses on RNA-mediated regulation, RNA secondary structure, and the network of interactions that shape gene expression, combining theoretical biochemistry with practical tool development. He contributes to community infrastructure—notably packaging and integrating bioinformatics software for Bioconda and developing Galaxy tool wrappers—bringing DevOps and backend engineering skills to reproducible science. Joerg’s profile reflects both deep academic research and hands-on engineering, from creating Conda recipes and CI integrations to REST-driven RNA analysis scripts. Based in Vienna, he mixes rigorous computational methods with experimental awareness, making his work impactful for both method developers and bench scientists.
10 years of coding experience
Dr. rer. nat., Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics, Dr. rer. nat., Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics at University of Vienna
Github Skills (19)
tooling10
package-management10
python10
conda10
bash10
bioinformatics10
galaxy10
wrapper10
scripting9
apidoc9
perl9
api9
rest-api9
software-packaging9
build-automation8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
bgruening/galaxytools
Dec 2016 - Jan 2019
:microscope::books: Galaxy Tool wrappers
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:64 commits, 18 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Joerg primarily contributed to the development of bioinformatics tools within the Galaxy framework. Their work involved writing Python scripts for RNA analysis, including creating input files for RNA sequence and SNP tag processing, and implementing scripts for RNA secondary structure analysis and accessibility information retrieval using REST APIs. They also modified existing scripts for data processing and analysis within the repository, adding support for extended features. The user's contributions reflect expertise in bioinformatics data manipulation and tool development.
cheminformaticsmicroscopegalaxyprojgalaxygalaxy-tool
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
May 2016 - Dec 2022
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:43 reviews, 55 commits, 85 PRs in 6 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Joerg's primary focus was on building and integrating bioinformatics tools within the Bioconda environment. Their work involved creating and modifying recipes for various packages like `dialign2`, `segemehl`, `rnaz`, `igv`, `mirfix`, and `snostrip`. This included adapting build scripts, managing dependencies, and integrating the tools into the Conda package management system, as well as updating them. There is also evidence of some deployment tasks, with references to CircleCI.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
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