Peter Fields
Computational Scientist
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPeter Fields is a computational scientist with 11 years of experience applying quantitative, wet-lab, and bioinformatic methods to questions in molecular and population evolutionary biology. He studies how spatial structure and inter-genomic interactions shape evolutionary outcomes, and develops computational tools to extend genomic resources for both model and non-model organisms. Currently based in Cambridge, MA, he holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and combines postdoctoral and research scientist roles across institutions including the University of Basel, Colorado State University, and The Jackson Laboratory. Notably, his work bridges theory and practice—implementing methods that translate complex evolutionary models into reproducible genomic analyses.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology, General, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biology, General at Alice Lloyd CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Virginia
Github Skills (116)
genomes10
genomics10
genetic10
bcftools10
genome10
cactus10
graph10
phasing10
bioinformatics10
ncbi9
rna-seq9
structural-variation9
gff9
samtools9
minhash8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
peterdfields/stdpopsim
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024
A library of standard population genetic models
Contributions:2 PRs, 50 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 2 months
genetic
peterdfields/training-course
Feb 2015 - Oct 2021
Contributions:12 pushes in 6 years 9 months
pythontraining
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