José Faria
Computational Biologist
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosé Faria is a computational biologist with over 15 years of experience applying bioinformatics, metabolic modeling, and regulatory network reconstruction to advance health and environmental research at Argonne National Laboratory. He holds a PhD in Bioengineering, authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, and was a Fulbright Scholar early in his career, reflecting sustained research excellence. At Argonne he progressed from guest researcher to lead computational biologist, combining hands-on model development with collaborative, cross-institutional projects including work linked to the University of Chicago Computation Institute. Recently he broadened his toolkit with executive-level training in product management and clinical trials/regulatory compliance to help translate academic science into industry-standard, regulated outcomes. Known for integrating genomic and metabolic data into predictive models, he brings both deep domain expertise and a pragmatic focus on delivering reproducible, team-oriented solutions.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering at Universidade do Minho
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (28)
ontologies10
simulation9
sdk9
bioinformatics9
modeling9
biomedical9
cobra6
python6
mongodb5
machine-learning4
metadata4
fairness-ml4
database4
sql3
owl3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ModelSEED/ModelSEEDTemplates
Feb 2021 - Oct 2023
Contributions:3 reviews, 5 PRs, 14 pushes in 2 years 8 months
jplfaria/play
Mar 2020 - Jan 2025
Contributions:43 pushes in 4 years 10 months
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