Steven Mussmann
Geneticist at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Longview, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Mussmann is a conservation geneticist with a decade of experience applying RADseq and other next-generation sequencing techniques to study and protect native fishes of western North America. Based at the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Abernathy Fish Technology Center, he has progressed from geneticist to supervisory roles, directing genomic workflows that inform recovery and management of non-game species. He holds a PhD in Biology and blends field-focused conservation priorities with rigorous bioinformatics, including Illumina and ddRAD pipelines. Known for translating complex genomic data into actionable conservation recommendations, he brings both deep technical skill and practical stewardship to regional fish recovery efforts.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Colorado State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Anthropology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Anthropology at Iowa State UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of Arkansas
Github Skills (19)
sbml10
mixing9
pipeline9
cross-validation6
maxent6
python5
environmental4
r-package4
validation4
indices3
shiny3
outliers3
bioinformatics3
plot3
visualizer2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
stevemussmann/ddrad_tools
Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 5 months
stevemussmann/phy2vcf
Jun 2017 - Mar 2025
Program for converting phylip file to vcf file, and other functions
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 10 months
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