Summary
Julie Mcmurry is a Professor of Practice and Executive Director who bridges biomedical research, public health, and software engineering to deliver integrative data stacks and reproducible research informatics. With 11+ years of experience across academia, biotech, hospitals, and non-profits, she leads cross-disciplinary teams in software design, UX, data integration, and standards, and has shepherded multinational community efforts to define GUID best practices. Her work on the influential ID21C PLoS Biology paper and companion outreach has driven real-world adoption in identifier infrastructure projects like PrefixCommons, identifiers.org, and the NCATS Knowledge Beacon. A practiced project manager and UX-minded co‑founder, she pairs technical fluency (Java, databases, bioinformatics) with grant and community leadership to move standards into practice. Based in Santa Barbara and active in open science, she also contributes scientific illustration and public-facing communications to make complex data practices accessible.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Virology Immunology Vaccines, Virology Immunology Vaccines at Brown University
Master of Public Health (MPH) Public Health, Master of Public Health (MPH) Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
Java Programming Data Structures and Algorithms Databases, Java Programming Data Structures and Algorithms Databases at Harvard University Extension School
Certificate Project Management, Certificate Project Management at Bryant University
B.A. Biology, B.A. Biology at Rhode Island College
French, Spanish, Italian