Leland Taylor
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLeland Taylor is a computational biologist and Senior Postdoctoral Fellow with 11 years of experience translating genomic signals into mechanistic insights about common disease. Trained at the University of Cambridge in statistical genetics and bioinformatics and currently based at NHGRI, he develops methods that integrate genetic variation with high-throughput molecular profiles (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq) to pinpoint genes and pathways driving disease progression. His work bridges academic and industry settings—spanning EMBL-EBI, Calico, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute—reflecting fluency in both collaborative large-scale genomics and translational data science. Leland combines rigorous statistical modeling with practical tooling to accelerate target discovery, and his publication record documents a focus on methods that make complex genomic data more interpretable for therapeutic development.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computational Biology, Cum Laude with Honors, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computational Biology, Cum Laude with Honors at Davidson CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics at University of CambridgeMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Honors, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Honors at The Wharton School
Github Skills (49)
r-package9
transcriptomics9
single-cell-analysis8
bioinformatics8
scanpy7
differential-expression7
rna-seq6
genomics6
bcftools6
seq6
samtools6
machine-learning6
python6
database5
sequencing5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
letaylor/docker-letaylor
May 2022 - Oct 2024
Contributions:317 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 2 years 5 months
letaylor/conda-letaylor
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Contributions:138 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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