Sami Kilpinen
Research Doctor at University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Mainland Finland
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Top SchoolSami Kilpinen is a Research Doctor and postdoctoral fellow in computational developmental biology at the University of Helsinki with 15+ years in applied bioinformatics and over 20 years of experience bridging academia and industry. He earned a PhD in Applied Bioinformatics studying the human transcriptome and has published 30+ papers, co-authored five patents, and built production-ready genomic analysis tools. As co-founder, CEO and CSO of MediSapiens he led multidisciplinary teams to turn genomic data into clinical and commercial solutions, and now combines academic research with independent consulting in data science, scientific computing and R programming. Proficient in R, Python, Bash and SQL, he brings strong statistical, physics and chemistry grounding to projects in cancer genomics, kinome analysis and chromatin accessibility in neural development. Notably, his career blends hands-on method development with executive leadership, making him adept at translating complex computational biology into actionable insights for both research and industry.
15 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ph.D., Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at University of Helsinki, Faculty of MedicineMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Genetics, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Genetics at University of Helsinki, Faculty of Natural sciences
English, Finnish
Github Skills (20)
cran10
single-cell-genomics9
bioinformatics9
genomics9
tsne8
cut7
nextflow7
spike6
pipeline6
nf-core5
seq4
single-cell-analysis4
sequencing4
core-package4
machine-learning-algorithms2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
skilpinen/AGEP
Feb 2011 - Dec 2021
Contributions:4 commits, 1 push in 11 years
ComputationalNeurogenetics/NeuronalFeatureSpace
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
Contributions:78 pushes in 8 months
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