Soo Lee
Head Instructor Of Introductory Bioinformatics
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolSoo Lee is a bioinformatics leader with 11 years of experience bridging academic research and industry product development, currently serving as Head Instructor of Introductory Bioinformatics at Harvard Extension School and Staff Bioinformatics Engineer at Exact Sciences. She has progressed from postdoctoral roles at top institutions to senior technical and leadership positions, shaping genomic data analysis pipelines and translational projects across startups and diagnostics. Soo holds a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Boston University and a dual-background BS in biological sciences and applied mathematics, reflecting strong quantitative foundations applied to biological problems. Known for mentoring and curriculum development as well as hands-on engineering, she brings practical teaching experience into collaborative, production-focused bioinformatics teams. An entrepreneur early in her career, she founded a bespoke bioinformatics consulting practice, demonstrating long-standing initiative in delivering tailored analytic solutions.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Biological sciences / applied mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, BS, Biological sciences / applied mathematics, Magna Cum Laude at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyGyeonggi Science High School for the Gifted (경기과학고등학교)Ph.D., Bioinformatics, Ph.D., Bioinformatics at Boston University
English, Korean, French
Github Skills (154)
snakemake10
package-management10
forge10
genomics10
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conda-forge10
lambda10
shell10
bioconda10
aws-cloud10
aws-lambda10
conda10
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aws-sdk10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
4dn-dcic/pairix
Oct 2016 - Jun 2021
1D/2D indexing and querying on bgzipped text file with a pair of genomic coordinates
Contributions:10 releases, 523 commits, 60 PRs in 4 years 8 months
pythonqueryingtext-filebgzipindexing
hms-dbmi/hic-data-analysis-bootcamp
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:67 commits, 66 pushes in 10 days
analyzinggenomeworkshop3d-genomemeasuring
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