Jonathan Badger
Staff Scientist at National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJonathan Badger is a Staff Scientist with 16 years of experience applying (meta)genomics, transcriptomics, and molecular evolution to unravel how microbial communities influence human health, particularly in cancer and inflammation. Based at the National Cancer Institute, he designs computational methods for microbiome analysis and brings deep expertise in phylogenetic inference, genomic annotation, and microbiome-driven hypothesis testing. His technical toolbox spans C, Perl, R, and Ruby, and his career blends academic rigor—from a Ph.D. in Microbiology—to leadership roles at the J. Craig Venter Institute and contributions as an editor for PLoS One. Jonathan has a track record of building analysis tools and leading genome projects that link evolutionary insight to practical biomedical questions. He is comfortable moving between hands-on algorithm development and large-scale project direction, and often approaches microbiome problems through the lens of molecular evolution rather than purely clinical association. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, he combines long-term methodological depth with a pragmatic focus on translational impact.
16 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Bacteriology, BS, Bacteriology at University of Wisconsin-MadisonPh.D, Microbiology, Ph.D, Microbiology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (23)
linux-distribution10
termux10
chroot10
nimble10
vnc-server10
chromebook9
proot9
linux9
ncbi9
android9
build-system8
blast8
bioinformatics7
ruby7
homebrew7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jhbadger/scripts
Jul 2010 - Aug 2022
Contributions:710 commits, 170 pushes in 12 years 2 months
jhbadger/BioSeq
Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:20 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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