Rens Holmer
Lecturer Bioinformatics And Data Science
Arnhem-Nijmegen Region Netherlands
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Top SchoolRens Holmer is a bioinformatics and data science lecturer at Wageningen University & Research with 11 years of experience bridging academic research, teaching, and computational tool development. His career progressed from PhD work on comparative and functional genomics of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium symbiosis to postdoctoral research and educational roles, now focusing on training the next generation of data-savvy biologists. He combines solid wet-lab domain knowledge with practical software and automation skills, evidenced by contributions to the widely used Bioconda recipes where he improved build and packaging workflows for genomics software. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he often tackles reproducibility, dependency and deployment issues that sit at the interface of research and production. Based in the Arnhem–Nijmegen region, he brings a consistent record of course support and curriculum development alongside open-source engineering.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population biology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population biology at Wageningen University & ResearchMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Biologie (Biology), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biologie (Biology) at Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
English, Dutch
Github Skills (16)
bash-shell10
sh10
build-engine10
automation10
script10
bash10
conda10
npm10
build-tools10
automations10
shell10
buildr10
package-management10
meteor7
docker4
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Aug 2018 - Sep 2021
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:12 reviews, 21 commits, 41 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Rens primarily focused on updating the build process for the Genenotebook recipe within the Bioconda repository. Their contributions involved modifying the build.sh script, which included changes related to package dependencies, installation processes using npm, and environment configurations. They also addressed versioning issues and incorporated updates from upstream repositories. Additionally, the user made modifications related to meteor installation and path configurations, suggesting an automation and build-related focus.
biocondacondabioinformaticspackage-management
wur-bioinformatics/introduction-to-bioinformatics
Feb 2025 - Jun 2026
Source code for the book Introduction to Bioinformatics, used in the accompanying WUR course BIF20306
Contributions:2 reviews, 6 PRs, 22 pushes in 1 year 4 months
bioinformaticsjupyterbook
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