Kumar Veerapen
Associate Director
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKumar Veerapen is an Associate Director and human geneticist with nearly 16 years of experience specializing in complex trait genetics and biobank-scale analyses to identify translational drug targets. He blends deep molecular and statistical genetics expertise with hands-on computational skills, having contributed full-stack improvements and educational resources to the widely used Hail genomics project. Kumar has a strong track record across academia and industry—leading analytical efforts at the Broad Institute, FinnGen, and Novartis before his current role at Takeda—where he co-creates genetics-driven discovery strategies. He is an effective collaborator and leader who regularly teaches and mentors students while managing community outreach and documentation for large genomic tools. Notably, he excels at communicating complex science to diverse audiences, turning dense genomic insights into actionable decisions for drug discovery.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
SPM, Science (Biology) stream, Grade 1: Aggregate 15, SPM, Science (Biology) stream, Grade 1: Aggregate 15 at SMK Taman MaluriDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Human Genetics and Genomics, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Human Genetics and Genomics, 4.0 at University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineBSc (Hons), Biotechnology, First Class Honours, BSc (Hons), Biotechnology, First Class Honours at UCSIForm 6 (Malaysian 12th Grade), STPM, Biology Major, Form 6 (Malaysian 12th Grade), STPM, Biology Major at SMK Aminuddin Baki
English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil
Github Skills (10)
website-development10
python10
genomics9
bioinformatics9
html9
css9
documentation8
version-control7
git7
javascript6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
hail-is/hail
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
Cloud-native genomic dataframes and batch computing
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 15 commits, 27 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Kumar contributed to various aspects of the Hail project, demonstrating full-stack capabilities. Their contributions included modifying the website's front-end (navbar and style.css), back-end code (constants.py), and documentation, and updating references. Furthermore, the user worked on workshop resources, showcasing a commitment to community engagement and educational materials.
scalabledata-analysispythongeneticshail
mkveerapen/hail
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
Scalable genomic data analysis.
Contributions:19 pushes, 24 branches in 1 year 5 months
scalabledata-analysispythonpipelinegenomic-data-analysis
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