Ron Wehrens
Business Unit Manager Biometris at Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRon Wehrens is an experienced data scientist and manager with over 21 years guiding biostatistics and computational analysis in academic and research institutions, currently leading the Biometris business unit at Wageningen University & Research. His expertise bridges chemistry and the life sciences with multivariate and computational statistics applied to omics datasets (transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics), turning complex measurements into actionable insights. He is a long-term advocate of open source tools—particularly R—and builds reproducible workflows that integrate statistical rigor with domain knowledge. Prior roles include group leader of Biostatistics and Data Management at Fondazione Edmund Mach and faculty positions at Radboud and Twente, reflecting deep roots in both research and team leadership. Colleagues value his ability to translate methodological advances into practical solutions for natural-science problems while maintaining strong emphasis on reproducibility and software stewardship.
21 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Chemie/Scheikunde (Chemistry), Master of Science (MSc), Chemie/Scheikunde (Chemistry) at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Dutch, English, German, Italian
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
r-package10
data-processing10
cran9
package-repository7
machine-learning7
parametric7
knitr6
deep-learning6
latex6
pdflatex6
r6
crossword5
ssreflect4
ats4
abaqus4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
rwehrens/ptw
Mar 2014 - Jan 2022
Contributions:63 commits, 1 PR, 38 pushes in 7 years 11 months
parametricwarping
rwehrens/BioMark
Oct 2013 - Oct 2021
Contributions:16 commits, 7 pushes in 8 years 1 month
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