Kendra Maas
Facility Scientist, Institute For Systems Genomics at University of Connecticut
Mansfield, Connecticut, United States
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Top SchoolKendra Maas is a facility scientist and microbial ecologist with 12 years of experience running core genomics and microbiome services at major research universities. She combines deep wet-lab expertise in DNA sequencing and environmental sampling with strong computational skills in sequence analysis, multivariate statistics, and data visualization. Kendra has built and managed end-to-end core operations—designing billing systems, training users, and delivering multi-day workshops—while maintaining scientific rigor across projects. Her research background includes large-scale international soil and ocean DNA surveys and developing metagenomic libraries, reflecting a knack for scaling complex field and lab workflows. Based in Mansfield, CT, she pairs a Ph.D. in Biology with practical experience integrating geochemistry and bioinformatics to translate environmental data into actionable insights.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology, emphasis in microbial ecology, geochemistry, and statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology, emphasis in microbial ecology, geochemistry, and statistics at University of New MexicoBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, minor Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, minor Chemistry at Missouri State University
Github Skills (25)
ecology10
mothur10
microbiology9
r9
fill9
r-package9
biodiversity9
expandable9
phylogeny9
computational-biology8
immunology8
bioinformatics8
biology7
microbiome6
bioconductor6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
krmaas/bioinformatics
Aug 2015 - May 2022
Contributions:45 commits, 43 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 10 months
krmaas/Bioblitz2016
Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
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