Jose Franco
Applied Genetics Scientist - Molecular Breeding at Syngenta
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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SeniorJose Franco is an applied genetics scientist and Ph.D. candidate with nine years of experience focused on maize genome assembly, annotation, and population-scale analysis. He develops and implements the maize Practical Haplotype Graph from a 60-assembly pangenome to enable whole-genome imputation across extensive Latin American landrace collections, pinpointing adaptive alleles tied to diverse environments. Based in Durham and currently at Syngenta while finishing his doctorate at Cornell CALS, he bridges academic genomics and industrial molecular breeding to translate large-scale genomic resources into practical breeding solutions. His work combines computational genomics, pangenome engineering, and practical haplotype mapping—skills that accelerate the discovery of climate-resilient traits in staple crops.
9 years of coding experience
English, Spanish
Github Skills (25)
vcf-files9
gwas9
genomics8
python-bindings8
r-package8
cran6
parsing6
c-library5
gwt5
java-server5
genome5
apollo4
groovy4
jbrowse4
grails4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
arcadeo/vcflib
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
a simple C++ library for parsing and manipulating VCF files, + many command-line utilities
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
command-line-utilitiescppc-libraryvcf-filesc-plus-plus
maize-genetics/rTASSEL
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
R front-end for TASSEL
Contributions:35 commits in 10 days
r-packagefront-endrstatscrangenomic-prediction
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