Ronnie De Jonge
Universitair Hoofddocent at Faculteit Bètawetenschappen (Utrecht University)
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolRonnie De Jonge is an associate professor leading research at the intersection of plant biology and computational science, focusing on how root microbiomes can sustainably boost crop growth and resilience. Based at Utrecht University, he chairs the board of the Utrecht Bioinformatics Center and bridges experimental plant-microbe research with high-dimensional omics and advanced machine/deep learning models. His decade-plus academic trajectory includes a cum laude PhD from Wageningen and postdoctoral fellowships at VIB and FWO, reflecting deep expertise in pathogen–plant interactions. Ronnie’s lab uniquely combines soil chemistry, root exudate biology and data-driven modeling to decode the complex dialogue between plants and their microbial partners. He is as comfortable designing wet-lab experiments as he is developing computational pipelines, making his work both mechanistic and predictive. An understated strength is his consistent focus on actionable outcomes for sustainable agriculture rather than purely theoretical microbiome ecology.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Msc, Plant Biotechnology, Msc, Plant Biotechnology at Wageningen Universiteit en ResearchcentrumHighschool VWO or Atheneum diploma, Natuur & Techniek, Natuur & Gezondheid profielen, Highschool VWO or Atheneum diploma, Natuur & Techniek, Natuur & Gezondheid profielen at Pontes ScholengroepDe KattenschulpDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, 'cum laude', Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, 'cum laude' at Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum / Wageningen University
English, Dutch
Github Skills (16)
blast5
genome4
minhash4
genomics3
bioinformatics3
pipeline3
sequence-alignment3
cancer-genomics2
metagenomics2
pan2
data-analysis2
visual-analytics2
genomics-visualization2
visualization1
r-package1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rdejonge/genomics
Mar 2016 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 release, 21 commits, 20 pushes in 1 year 11 months
rdejonge/Microbial-Genomics-2018
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:3 pushes in 13 days
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