Stephen Turner
Associate Professor Of Data Science
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolStephen Turner is an associate professor and principal scientist who blends deep academic training (Ph.D. in Human Genetics and an M.S. in Applied Statistics) with a decade of hands-on bioinformatics engineering for conservation genomics, synthetic biology, and national security applications. He founded and led the University of Virginia Bioinformatics Core, then translated that infrastructure-building experience into consulting for US government public health and defense programs before moving into industry roles driving genomics strategy at Form Bio and Colossal Biosciences. Stephen’s work spans computational genetics, genetic epidemiology, and scalable data science pipelines, with a track record of turning complex genomic problems into operational solutions for species restoration and public health. Based in Charlottesville, he combines rigorous statistical thinking with practical engineering to bridge research, policy, and deployment—a rare mix that enabled him to move smoothly between academia, government consulting, and biotech leadership.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Human Genetics, PhD, Human Genetics at Vanderbilt UniversityBS, Biology, BS, Biology at James Madison University
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Github contributions (1)
bioinforepos/bioinforepos
Aug 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 8 days
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