Ryan Dale
Scientific Information Officer And Bioinformatics Core Director
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Ryan Dale is a Scientific Information Officer and Bioinformatics Core Director with 16 years of experience building computational support for life-science research across the NIH. He leads a core that supports 60+ labs, bridging researchers and IT to deliver scalable pipelines, scientific hardware/software management, and data stewardship. A hands-on bioinformatician and developer, he contributes to prominent open-source projects like Snakemake and Bioconda, improving workflow wrappers, reporting, and build automation. His background spans next-generation sequencing analysis, 3D visualization, and both Python and R algorithm development, grounded in a PhD in Marine Biology and Biochemistry. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex experimental needs into reliable, auditable computational solutions that work at institute scale.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Marine Biology and Biochemistry, PhD, Marine Biology and Biochemistry at University of DelawareBS, Biology, BS, Biology at The College of New Jersey
Github Skills (20)
report-builder10
docker10
snakemake10
python10
bash10
conda10
dockers10
cicd10
automation10
bioinformatics10
workflow-management10
automations10
report-generator10
testing9
package-management9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Sep 2015 - Sep 2022
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:262 reviews, 1401 commits, 1045 PRs in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Ryan contributed to the automation and streamlining of the bioconda-recipes repository's build and testing processes. This included modifying the `bootstrap.py` and `.circleci/setup.sh` scripts to enable local testing using `mulled-build` and adjusting Docker-related configurations. The user also added options to control the build environment and incorporated updates to reflect current build settings, improving the efficiency and flexibility of the build system. Furthermore, the user made code changes to include updates related to the Bioconductor data packages.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
snakemake/snakemake
Aug 2014 - Oct 2019
This is the development home of the workflow management system Snakemake. For general information, see
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 1 comment in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Ryan contributed to the Snakemake workflow management system by implementing and testing features related to reporting, specifically adding directives for embedding images and figures within reports. They also added a function to retrieve log information, incorporating tests for this new functionality. Further contributions included refactoring, version checks, and improvements to conda environment creation.
management-systemworkflow-management-systemgeneral-informationreproducibilitysnakemake
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