Patricia Graf
Director, SIB Training at SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Top SchoolPatricia Graf is a bilingual biologist and computer scientist who has spent over 25 years building and leading bioinformatics training programs at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, now serving as Director of SIB Training. She designs curricula and coordinates international, multi-institutional education initiatives—having created MSc programs, a PhD training network, and the SIB Fellowship selection process—while leading a team of trainers and representing SIB in ELIXIR, GOBLET and ISCB forums. Her research background spans proteomics, mass spectrometry and artificial neural networks, giving her technical credibility alongside deep instructional design expertise. Known for pragmatic organization and fundraising skills, she combines hands-on course delivery with strategic program management, and has a long record of outreach from high schools to international conferences. An understated strength is her early role in one of SIB’s founding laboratories, which informs her institutional memory and long-term vision for bioinformatics training.
8 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Specialisation, Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, Specialisation, Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst at FUNCEP (Public Employees Foundation) Brasilia, BrazilPhD, Cognitive Sciences, Très honorable, PhD, Cognitive Sciences, Très honorable at Institut national polytechnique de GrenobleM.Sc., Computer Sciences - Artificial Intelligence, M.Sc., Computer Sciences - Artificial Intelligence at Universidade de BrasíliaCertificate of Advanced Studies, Conception and development of e-learning projects, Certificate of Advanced Studies, Conception and development of e-learning projects at University of GenevaD.E.A., Cognitive Sciences, D.E.A., Cognitive Sciences at Grenoble INP - UGA
Portuguese, French, English, Spanish, Italian
Github Skills (23)
trainer9
infectious-diseases9
tla7
specification6
machine-learning6
markup5
markdown4
java4
elixir3
nmf3
minhash2
bam2
genome2
revit-api2
sandbox2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
TrainTheTrainer/ELIXIR-EXCELERATE-TtT
Dec 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:41 commits, 11 pushes in 1 year 8 months
ppalagi/EXCELERATE-TtT
Dec 2017 - Jul 2018
Materials for ELIXIR-EXCELERATE Train The Trainer workshops and courses
Contributions:31 pushes in 7 months
elixirmachine-learningtraintrainer
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