Sofia Lundqvist
Research Assistant at SciLifeLab National Genomics Infrastructure - NGI
Stockholm, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolSofia Lundqvist is a research-focused bioengineer and medical biotechnology master’s student at KTH with eight years of cross-disciplinary experience spanning genomics, sequencing process engineering, and student mentorship. She currently contributes to SciLifeLab's National Genomics Infrastructure and previously advanced DiMeLo-seq protocols at UC Berkeley, combining hands-on wet-lab skills (cell culture, pipetting, nanopore sequencing) with data analysis using Linux, GitHub, AWS and the DiMeLo package. Sofia has translated lab findings into operational improvements—at Element Biosciences she optimized sequencing workflows saving substantial costs and increasing throughput. She also brings leadership in outreach and student advising, having organized large events, mentored teams, and led philanthropic campaigns that raised significant funds. An active full-stack contributor to the prominent nf-core website, she’s comfortable bridging documentation, front-end layout work, and merge-conflict resolution in open-source projects. Sofia pairs rigorous experimental practice with clear science communication and a track record of turning technical work into measurable impact.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science - MS, Medical Biotechnology, Master of Science - MS, Medical Biotechnology at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyLa Costa Canyon High School
Swedish, Spanish, English, python, matlab, linux
Github Skills (11)
php10
website-development10
html9
css9
markdown-it8
javascript8
markdown8
bootstrap7
bootstra7
nf-core5
nextflow4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
nf-core/website
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Code and files for the main nf-core website.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 reviews, 16 commits, 9 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Sofia primarily worked on the nf-core website, implementing and refactoring landing pages for documentation. They added and styled the usage and contributing documentation pages, adjusted the navigation menu, and improved the layout of the documentation. They also made minor adjustments to the website's JavaScript and header files, and merged in updates from the master branch, resolving merge conflicts.
nf-corenextflow
sofiahag/my_astro_page
Jun 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:111 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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