Sujan Timilsina is a Lead Scientist at Charles River Laboratories with nine years of experience applying bioinformatics and population genetics to bacterial evolution and microbial surveillance. He rose through research roles at the University of Florida into industry, combining a PhD in Plant Pathology with hands-on expertise in bacterial genomics and evolutionary analysis. At Charles River he leads strategic projects translating genomic data into actionable insights for infectious disease and microbiology clients. Sujan is skilled at bridging wet-lab and computational teams, turning complex pathogen datasets into reproducible pipelines and interpretable results. Based in Newark, Delaware, he brings a global perspective from early field work in Nepal to advanced research in the U.S., and maintains a focused interest in bacterial population dynamics that informs both R&D and product-facing solutions.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Science, Plant Pathology, Bachelor's of Science, Plant Pathology at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Nepal
Bachelor of Science (BS), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, IAAS, Tribhuwan University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Florida
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Sujan Timilsina - Lead Scientist at Charles River Laboratories