Raga Krishnakumar
Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolRaga Krishnakumar is a Principal Member of Technical Staff based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience translating complex biological questions into computationally driven, real-world impact. At Sandia National Laboratories she has progressed from postdoc to senior and now principal technical leadership in systems biology, leading teams that integrate genomics, epigenetics, and computational analysis. Her background includes hands-on experimental work in embryology and sequencing at UCSF combined with deep computational expertise, enabling her to bridge wet-lab experiments and data-driven modeling. She has a strong academic foundation with a PhD from Cornell and a BA from Cambridge, and a track record of mentoring trainees and securing competitive fellowships. Notably, she pairs leadership in national-lab research programs with the practical skills to shepherd projects from experimental design through bioinformatic interpretation to operational impact.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. honours, Biochemistry, B.A. honours, Biochemistry at University of CambridgePh.D., Biochemistry, Ph.D., Biochemistry at Cornell University
French, Tamil, German, Hindi, Russian
Github Skills (12)
bioinformatics9
bioconda7
pytorch7
conda7
machine-learning7
deep-learning6
snl-applications6
package-management6
gaussian4
python3
optimization2
gpy1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sandialabs/OperonSEQer
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:52 commits, 2 PRs, 39 pushes in 1 year
sandialabs/poplar
Nov 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:3 reviews, 5 PRs, 5 pushes in 4 months
scr-3136snl-applicationssnl-data-analysis
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