Summary
Roth Conrad is a bioinformatics analyst and postdoctoral researcher with nine years of experience applying computational genomics to microbial population genetics and environmental microbiology. Holding a Ph.D. in Ocean Science & Engineering from Georgia Tech and an M.S. in Biology, he designs reproducible workflows and custom tools for comparative genomics, metagenomics, and gene annotation, with a strong eye for data visualization. His work has informed projects from Gulf of Mexico metagenomes to antibiotic resistance gene tracking and contributed to over 20 publications. Now with USDA-ARS-GBRU at UGA, he is applying pangenomic approaches to plant and crop populations while bridging ecological insight with scalable bioinformatic methods. Outside the lab he blends hands-on experimentation and creativity—gardening, aquaponics, backpacking, and music production—which often inspires novel data-driven hypotheses.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography at Georgia Institute of Technology
Associate of Science - AS, Microbiology & Cell Science, Associate of Science - AS, Microbiology & Cell Science at University of Florida