simroux
Research Scientist
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarResearch Scientist based in Berkeley, California with 11 years of experience specializing in viral bioinformatics and omics-driven discovery. Currently a DOE JGI Research Scientist, they focus on deciphering the viral world through metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and other advanced omics approaches. Known among peers as "virus-obsessed," they pair deep computational skills with experimental awareness to reveal viral diversity and function in complex environments. Their work bridges large-scale data analysis and biologically meaningful insight, often leveraging novel pipelines and tools to tackle noisy, heterogeneous datasets. Colleagues value their curiosity-driven approach and ability to translate raw sequencing data into hypotheses that advance viral ecology and genomics.
12 years of coding experience
Github Skills (49)
visualization10
package-management10
conda10
bioinformatics10
population-genetics10
comparative-genomics10
metagenomics10
meta9
javascript9
python9
bioconda9
science9
rna-seq9
genomics8
imap7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
simroux/VirSorter2_to_Anvio
Aug 2021 - Dec 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 3 branches, 7 comments in 4 years 5 months
simroux/VirSorter
Sep 2014 - Oct 2020
Source code of the VirSorter tool, also available as an App on CyVerse/iVirus (https://de.iplantcollaborative.org/de/)
Contributions:3 releases, 63 commits, 3 PRs in 6 years 1 month
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