Robin Haw
Program Manager at Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolRobin Haw is a Program Manager specializing in Genome Informatics and Computational Biology at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, bringing over a decade of experience bridging molecular biology and bioinformatics. Trained as a geneticist with a PhD in Genetics and extensive postdoctoral work in genomics and proteomics, he has led curation and outreach for major pathway resources like Reactome and managed bioinformatics support for Genome Canada–funded cancer research. His background spans hands-on yeast genetics, protein biochemistry and high-throughput synthetic lethality screens to large-scale data curation and database redevelopment for signaling pathway resources. Comfortable translating complex experimental workflows into curated, computable knowledge, he combines deep bench experience with program-level leadership to enable reproducible, interoperable biology. An often-overlooked strength is his long-running commitment to community outreach, ensuring scientific resources are both rigorous and widely adopted.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Postdoctural Research Fellow, Genetics, Postdoctural Research Fellow, Genetics at National Institute for Bioscience and Human TechnologyWellcome Trust Studentship, Cancer Genetics, Wellcome Trust Studentship, Cancer Genetics at The Beatson Institute for Cancer ResearchPostdoctural Research Fellow, Genomics and Proteomics, Postdoctural Research Fellow, Genomics and Proteomics at University of TorontoBSc (Hons), Microbiology, BSc (Hons), Microbiology at University of StrathclydePhD, Genetics, PhD, Genetics at University of Nottingham
Github Skills (16)
jbrowse9
genomics9
bioinformatics9
core-package9
visualization7
desktop5
typescript5
javascript5
monorepo5
cancer-genomics3
taxonomy3
pipeline2
computational-biology2
tsne2
python1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
hawrobin/Pathways_2018
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 day
hawrobin/CAN_2021
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Cancer Analysis workshop 2021
Contributions:2 pushes in 6 days
pythonscienceworkshopmachine-learningcancer
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