Summary
Rob Denroche is a Director of Bioinformatics with 13 years of hands-on experience translating cancer whole-genome sequencing and statistical genetics into clinical reporting and drug target discovery. He combines strong programming and machine learning skills with deep domain expertise in NGS pipelines, joint genotyping, and variant effect prediction, having led projects on UK Biobank WGS and large pancreatic cancer trials. Rob has a track record of building reproducible pipelines, hiring and mentoring teams, and presenting complex tumour genomics at molecular tumour boards and in manuscripts. Comfortable spanning research and production, he’s applied ML to phased haplotype data on cloud platforms and implemented coverage-optimizing experiments that changed sequencing practice for fresh frozen samples. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, he pairs MSc-level computing training with practical leadership in clinical and drug-discovery settings.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computing, MSc, Computing at Queen's University
Project Management for Research, Project Management for Research at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies