Karin Hrovatin
Bioinformatics Scientist
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Top SchoolKarin Hrovatin is a bioinformatics scientist with 7 years of experience at the intersection of computational biology and machine learning, currently advancing protein design and Bayesian experimental design at Merck in Darmstadt. Her background spans single-cell data integration, deep learning for biological sequence-function translation, and productionizing academic methods into industry-ready tools and open-source Python packages. She combines hands-on modelling (PyTorch) and data engineering with practical experimentation strategies, including transfer learning for protein language models and optimization-guided lab design. Karin has a proven track record in knowledge transfer—mentoring students, giving workshops, and coaching innovation challenges—and has translated research during an MIT CSAIL exchange. Beyond typical bioinformatics roles, she communicates failed experiments and unpublished insights publicly through a dedicated blog, signaling a commitment to transparent, reproducible science. Fluent in bridging academia, startups, and industry, she brings interdisciplinary curiosity and product-minded rigor to biological data science.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Bioinformatics, Master's degree Bioinformatics at The University of EdinburghLISEAD, LISEAD at ESMT BerlinBachelor's degree Biotechnology, Bachelor's degree Biotechnology at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of BiotechnologyMathematical class, Mathematical class at High School Bežigrad
Github Skills (161)
python10
experimental-design10
spatial-transcriptomics10
topological-data-analysis10
regression10
density-estimation10
deep-learning10
transcriptomics10
random-forest10
clustering10
optimization10
image-analysis10
variational-autoencoder10
autoencoder10
single-cell-analysis10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
theislab/mouse_cross-condition_pancreatic_islet_atlas
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:38 commits, 2 pushes in 6 months
biolab/baylor-dicty
Sep 2019 - Nov 2020
Contributions:263 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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