Laura Hughes
Director at Genentech
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLaura Hughes is a director and scientist who blends biophysical chemistry training with 11 years of data science and visualization leadership to make complex biomedical and development data actionable. She has led and built platforms for real-time pathogen surveillance and data portals—most notably outbreak.info and CVISB’s data.cvisb.org—translating genomics and epidemiology into intuitive visual stories. At Scripps Research and now Genentech she has combined hands-on tool development with strategic direction, shipping interactive web visualizations and data products used by researchers and policymakers. Her career spans academia, government, and industry, including roles at Stanford, USAID, and Washington University where she developed genomic exploration tools and taught responsible visualization practices. Known for bridging lab science and software, she brings a rare mix of experimental insight, statistical modeling, and front-end craftsmanship. Based in California, she frequently collaborates across labs and centers to accelerate open, reproducible biomedical data sharing.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Chemistry, Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Chemistry at University of CambridgeMaster of Science (MS) Chemistry, Master of Science (MS) Chemistry at Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemistry at Stanford University
French, r, python, matlab, d3, html, stata, javascript
Stackoverflow
251reputation
14kreached
1answer
4questions
Github Skills (93)
standardized10
immunology10
genomics10
genomics-visualization10
location10
chemistry10
hla10
systems-biology10
biology10
aggregate10
r-package10
stata10
sequencing10
portal10
drug-discovery10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
tessam30/RwandaCHAIN
Apr 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:164 pushes in 1 year 1 month
outbreak-info/R-outbreak-info
Jun 2021 - Nov 2022
R package to access the genomics and epidemiology data and Research Library metadata compiled and standardized on outbreak.info.
Contributions:1 release, 217 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 4 months
r-packagerstats-packageoutbreakgenomics-visualizationgenomics-data
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