Summary
Sebastian Szpakowski is a Director of Data Science at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research with 14 years of experience applying computational biology to oncology, drug development, and biomarker discovery. He combines deep expertise in metagenomics and community surveys (16S/18S/ITS), repetitive DNA and (epi-)genetics with strong skills in data organization, integration, and semantic web/database design. Fluent in R, Python, Java, SQL and OWL, he builds reproducible, harmonized data pipelines that bridge research and translational programs. His background includes a PhD and MS from Yale in computational biology and cancer research, plus an uncommon mix of Japanese studies and music composition that informs a creative, systems-oriented approach to complex problems.
14 years of coding experience
B.S, Computer Science, Japanese Language, Music, B.S, Computer Science, Japanese Language, Music at Central Connecticut State University
M.S., Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, M.S., Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Yale University
Japanese, Social Studies, Japanese, Social Studies at Kansai Gaidai University