Mark Fiers
Bioinformatics & Integrative Genomics Specialist
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolMark Fiers is a Bioinformatics & Integrative Genomics Specialist with 17 years of experience applying computational methods to plant genomes, currently driving analysis and tool development at VIB. He holds a PhD from Wageningen and has a long track record as a research fellow at Plant Research International and Plant & Food Research, combining genome annotation expertise with Python-based software development. His work spans large-scale annotation projects and integrative genomics pipelines, turning complex sequencing data into actionable biological insights. Based in the Antwerp region, he brings both academic rigor and practical research-lab experience, often bridging wet-lab needs and bioinformatics solutions. An understated strength is his sustained focus on plant systems over decades, giving him deep domain knowledge that informs robust, reusable computational tools.
17 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesPhD, PhD at Wageningen University & Research
Stackoverflow
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makefile
top-5%
Github Skills (86)
genomics9
bioinformatics9
makefile9
fdr8
pipeline8
transcriptomics8
seq8
window-manager8
i38
tiling8
spatial-transcriptomics7
single-cell-analysis7
rna-seq7
serial-port7
pty6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
mfiers/Leip
Jan 2015 - Feb 2020
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
mfiers/Moa
May 2009 - Nov 2014
Contributions:1093 commits in 5 years 6 months
pipelinegenomicsbioinformaticsworkflowsworkflow
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