Rinaldo Catta-preta
Affiliated Fellow
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRinaldo Catta-preta is a computational genomics scientist and Affiliated Fellow at the Broad Institute with a decade of experience bridging computational methods and experimental biology to study ocular disease mechanisms. Currently a Research Fellow at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and a postdoc at Harvard Medical School, he develops novel confocal microscopy lineage-tracing techniques and single-cell RNA-seq tools to resolve cone subtype specification and overcome incomplete gene annotation. His background uniquely combines deep academic training (PhD in Integrative Genetics and Genomics from UC Davis) with extensive global R&D leadership in agricultural chemistry and regulatory science, where he built and scaled GLP-compliant labs and multidisciplinary teams across Latin America. That cross-disciplinary trajectory gives him uncommon fluency translating large-scale biological data into actionable therapeutic and regulatory insights. Based in Boston, he pairs hands-on computational tool development with practical experience in project and lab operations, making him effective at moving methods from prototype to real-world application. An early career foundation in chemistry and computer science underpins his ability to navigate wet-lab constraints while designing robust computational analyses.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Integrative Genetics and Genomics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Integrative Genetics and Genomics at University of California, DavisHigh School Diploma, Concentration in Computer Science, High School Diploma, Concentration in Computer Science at Colégio BandeirantesUniversity of São Paulo
English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French
Github Skills (14)
cran8
genomics7
single-cell-genomics7
bioinformatics7
design-tool3
r3
chip-seq3
spp2
r-package2
visualization2
svg2
dart2
seq2
sequencing1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
NordNeurogenomicsLab/Publications
May 2017 - May 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 111 commits, 133 pushes in 4 years
cattapre/Jane
May 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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