Lenna Peterson
Staff Developer at Schrödinger
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolLenna Peterson is a Staff Developer at Schrödinger with 14 years of experience building Python-based UIs and infrastructure for computational biology tools. She combines deep domain expertise in protein structure with hands-on PyQt development and technical leadership of build infrastructure teams. Her background includes a PhD-focused research career at Purdue working on protein–protein interaction prediction and participation in CAPRI/CASP community challenges. An active open-source contributor, she improved test coverage for Biopython’s MMCIF parser, strengthening a widely used bioinformatics library. Based in New York, she blends academic rigor with pragmatic engineering to deliver reliable, test-first software for scientific workflows. Colleagues rely on her ability to translate complex biological requirements into maintainable, production-grade UI and build systems.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA Biology Anthropology, BA Biology Anthropology at Mount Holyoke CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Interdisciplinary Life Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Interdisciplinary Life Science at Purdue University
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (10)
unit-testing10
bioinformatics10
biopython10
python10
testing10
latex9
jython6
init6
nose6
beamer6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
biopython/biopython
Mar 2012 - Feb 2017
Official git repository for Biopython (originally converted from CVS)
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 8 commits, 4 PRs in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Lenna focused on implementing and refining unit tests for the Biopython library, specifically targeting the MMCIF parser. Their contributions included creating a minimal unit test, expanding test coverage for the MMCIFParser, and correcting issues related to parsing PDB files. Furthermore, the user modified existing tests to ensure compatibility with correctly formatted data, thereby improving the overall quality and reliability of the project's testing framework.
git-repositoryphylogeneticspythondnagenomics
lennax/biopython
Mar 2012 - Feb 2017
Coordinate mapper on branch `f_loc5`, GSoC 2012 variant development on `variant` and `variant2`.
Contributions:123 commits, 23 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 11 months
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