Scott Funkhouser
Genomic Data Scientist
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Funkhouser is a genomic data scientist with over a decade of experience applying statistical genetics and mathematical models to unravel the architecture of highly polygenic traits using large biobank and translational datasets. Holding a PhD in Genetics and Quantitative Biology, he has moved between academia and industry—driving translational informatics at DNAnexus and now working on genomic data at Biogen—while building robust, reusable software to accelerate iterative scientific discovery. He combines Bayesian and other advanced statistical approaches with production-minded engineering to empower scientists of varied technical backgrounds. Based in Seattle, he has a track record of turning complex genetic questions into practical, scalable tools and pipelines that bridge research and applied drug-discovery efforts.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Genetics and Quantitative Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Genetics and Quantitative Biology at Michigan State University
Stackoverflow
170reputation
10kreached
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Github Skills (24)
stable8
knitr8
data-wrangling8
r8
data-visualisation7
data-visualization6
roxygen6
dataframe6
rstudio6
gwas5
cocoa5
markdown5
objective-c4
jekyll4
bioinformatics4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
funkhou9/editTools
Jul 2015 - Sep 2018
Contributions:85 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 3 years 2 months
funkhou9/breedTools
Jun 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:117 commits, 13 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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