Nelson Johansen
Scientist at Allen Institute
Woodland, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNelson Johansen is a scientist with 11 years of experience applying machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling to genomics problems, currently focused at the Allen Institute. He develops models to dissect cell state changes in disease and to predict effective drug combinations and targets, translating computational insights into experimental hypotheses. His background includes a PhD trajectory at UC Davis and a B.Sc. in Computer Science, blending rigorous quantitative training with practical software engineering. Nelson also brings startup experience as a co-founder and mobile/backend developer, giving him a pragmatic appreciation for production-ready code and scalable data pipelines. Based in Woodland, California, he bridges academic rigor and applied product thinking to accelerate translational biology. Colleagues value his ability to turn complex genomic signals into actionable models that inform downstream experiments.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at University of California, Davis
Github Skills (32)
single-cell-genomics10
umbrella9
rna-seq9
transcriptomics8
bioconductor8
r-package8
r7
deep-learning7
clustering7
phylogeny5
ontology4
amazon4
anatomy4
genomics4
api3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
quon-titative-biology/examples
Mar 2019 - May 2022
Contributions:60 commits, 66 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
UCDNJJ/ucdnjj.github.io
Jan 2018 - May 2021
Contributions:141 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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