Petr Novak
Research Scientist at Biology Centre AS CR
České Budějovice, Southwest, Czechia
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Top SchoolPetr Novak is a research scientist with over eight years of focused experience in bioinformatics and epigenetics, currently based at the Biology Centre AS CR in České Budějovice. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and an engineering degree in Biochemistry, combining deep molecular expertise with computational analysis of next-generation sequencing and microarray data. His work includes a multi-year research stint at the Arizona Cancer Center studying breast cancer epigenetics, reflecting a strong translational focus. Petr brings hands-on skills in molecular biology and biochemistry alongside bioinformatics pipelines for epigenomic data interpretation. Colleagues value his ability to bridge wet-lab experiments and computational workflows to generate biologically meaningful insights. He is quietly prolific in long-term institutional research, applying rigorous methods to complex chromatin and methylation questions.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Ing., Biochemistry, Ing., Biochemistry at University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague (UCT Prague)Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology at Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Github Skills (23)
dna-sequences8
bioinformatics6
genome6
assembly6
complexity5
genome-assembly4
genomics4
python3
nano3
linked-data2
dbpedia2
sparql2
shacl2
graph1
data-management1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kavonrtep/TideCluster
Feb 2023 - Nov 2024
Contributions:16 releases, 69 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 9 months
repeatexplorer/repex_tarean
Sep 2020 - Nov 2024
Contributions:3 releases, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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