Murray Patterson
Assistant Professor at Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolMurray Patterson is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Bioinformatics Cluster at Georgia State University with 11 years of experience applying algorithms and computational methods to problems in haplotype assembly, cancer phylogenetics from single-cell data, and viral evolution such as SARS-CoV-2. His work bridges theoretical algorithmics and applied computational biology, developed through postdoctoral roles across Europe and collaborations with hospitals, Emory’s cancer center, and the CDC. He has a strong academic foundation with a PhD from UBC and prior ERCIM fellowships focused on improving haplotype assembly for next-generation sequencing. Known for combining rigorous algorithm design with real-world infectious disease and oncology datasets, he frequently translates methodological advances into collaborative, translational projects. An educator as well as researcher, he also brings experience teaching mathematics for life sciences and mentoring students across institutions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4/4, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, 4/4 at The University of British ColumbiaBachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.8/4, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.8/4 at Acadia UniversityMaster's degree, Computing Science, 3.9/4, Master's degree, Computing Science, 3.9/4 at Simon Fraser University
English, French, Italian
Github Skills (22)
phasing10
assembly10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
sequencing6
clustering5
memory-efficient4
fasta4
bioconda4
sequence4
celluloid3
protein-sequences3
sequence-alignment2
bam2
python2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AlgoLab/celluloid
Feb 2019 - Jun 2021
Celluloid: clustering single cell sequencing data around centroids
Contributions:1 release, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
data-aroundsequencing-datasequencinggenomicsclustering
AlgoLab/HapCHAT
Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:110 commits, 35 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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