Kristopher Kieft
Data Scientist II
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKristopher Kieft is a data scientist and computational biologist with eight years of experience applying genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics to gene editing, microbiology, and environmental virology. He earned a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and moved from academic microbiome research to industry roles at Moderna and now ElevateBio, bringing both experimental insight and computational rigor to translational projects. His work spans metagenomic analysis, phage and virus characterization, and genome editing pipelines, with a practical bent toward sustainable agriculture and environmental microbiomes. Known for bridging wet-lab questions and scalable bioinformatic solutions, he combines domain depth with an eye for impact in environmental and bioengineering applications.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Microbiology General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Microbiology General at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science - BS Biology/Biological Sciences General, Bachelor of Science - BS Biology/Biological Sciences General at Central Michigan UniversityMontague High School
English
Github Skills (7)
virus10
bioinformatics10
iterative10
bioconda9
package-management9
conda9
genomics2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AnantharamanLab/Kieft_and_Zhou_et_al._2020
Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:23 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
AnantharamanLab/VIBRANT
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Virus Identification By iteRative ANnoTation
Contributions:5 releases, 1 commit, 1 PR in 1 day
virusiterativeannotationidentification
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