Niek Verweij
Executive Director at Regeneron
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNiek Verweij is an executive director at Regeneron with 11 years of experience translating genetic epidemiology into therapeutic target discovery across cardiovascular, muscle, and metabolic disease areas. He blends deep academic training—a PhD in Medicine from University of Groningen and postdoctoral work at Harvard/MGH and MIT—with industry leadership roles at Regeneron and Genomics plc, driving large-scale data analysis to support preclinical through late-stage clinical teams. Known for bridging bench and bioinformatic inference, he has steered multidisciplinary programs that convert population genetics signals into actionable drug hypotheses. Based in New York, he pairs rigorous statistical and machine-learning exposure (including specialized training in Reykjavik) with hands-on biotech development, a mix that helps move complex genomics insights toward measurable clinical impact.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics at Machine learning summer school, ReykjavíkDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Medicine Cardiology dept., Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Medicine Cardiology dept. at University of Groningen
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Github contributions (5)
niekverw/ukpheno
Sep 2017 - Apr 2020
Creates dichotomous phenotypes for UKbio using all available data (ICD/oper/medication/self reports/age of diagnosis/visit-dates etc). The current output includes variables on history, study visit, future, time-to-first-event. happy to help. Mail@niekverweij.com.
Contributions:50 commits, 2 PRs, 53 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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niekverw/ecgenetics
May 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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