Julia Romanowska
Bioinformatics Specialist (senior Engineer)
Bergen, Vestland, Norway
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Top SchoolJulia Romanowska is a senior bioinformatics specialist at the University of Bergen with eight years of hands-on experience translating large-scale genomic and epigenomic data into robust research outcomes. She blends genetic epidemiology, structural bioinformatics, and data visualization to develop methods and scientific software—most notably contributing to the Haplin package—and to perform QC and analyses for national cohorts. Her background spans academic postdoctoral research and computational biophysics, giving her a rare mix of molecular-level intuition and population-scale analytics. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and software tools, and has secured research funding while teaching across levels. Co-founder of R-Ladies Bergen, she actively promotes diversity in the R community and mentors others in reproducible data science. Outside work she balances a research career with family life and practical creativity—hiking, knitting, and sewing—bringing curiosity and persistence to complex problems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
IX Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace w WarszawieDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biophysics at University of Warsaw
English, French, Norwegian, Polish
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Github Skills (102)
academia10
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open-access10
r9
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correlation9
r-package9
statistical-tests9
neo4j8
graphic8
creative-commons8
bioconductor8
outliers8
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
jromanowska/HaplinMethyl
Mar 2021 - Apr 2025
Add-on package to manage environmental data and use it with Haplin
Contributions:3 releases, 3 reviews, 11 PRs in 4 years 1 month
environmentalrisk-assessmentenvironmental-dataadd-onrenewable-energy
folkehelseinstituttet/START
Feb 2019 - Jan 2022
Analysis of DNA methylation in ART trios
Contributions:21 commits, 21 pushes in 2 years 11 months
artdnadna-methylationgenomicsbioinformatics
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