Peter Menzel
Scientist Clinical Bioinformatics
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolPeter Menzel is a Scientist in Clinical Bioinformatics based in Berlin with 14 years of experience bridging high-throughput sequencing research and production clinical pipelines. With a Ph.D. from the University of Copenhagen and roles at Labor Berlin, MDC Berlin and University of Copenhagen, he specialises in Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing, viral/microbial genomics, metagenomics and phylogenetics. He combines method and tool development with hands-on Linux system administration to deliver reproducible analysis workflows and web services for clinical and research users. His background in computer science and early work in web and application development give him practical strengths in software engineering and data management alongside deep bioinformatics expertise. Colleagues rely on him for turning complex sequencing projects into deployable pipelines that support diagnostics and surveillance. An often-overlooked asset is his long experience across both academic and clinical lab environments, enabling pragmatic solutions that meet regulatory and operational constraints.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Computer Science / Bioinformatics, Diploma, Computer Science / Bioinformatics at Leipzig UniversityPh.D., Bioinformatcs, Ph.D., Bioinformatcs at Københavns Universitet / University of Copenhagen
English, German, perl :-)
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (104)
taxonomy10
package-management10
bash10
genome-assembly10
linter10
ggplot10
haskell10
static-analysis10
next-generation-sequencing10
shell10
developer-tools10
bioconda10
database10
classification10
conda10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
bioinformatics-centre/kaiju
Nov 2015 - Jan 2023
Fast taxonomic classification of metagenomic sequencing reads using a protein reference database
Contributions:32 releases, 201 commits, 16 PRs in 7 years 3 months
classificationdatabasesequencingmetagenomicsnext-generation-sequencing
pmenzel/biq
Dec 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:18 commits, 11 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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