Thijs Janzen
Scientific Programmer at University of Groningen
Greater Groningen Area Netherlands
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Top SchoolThijs Janzen is a scientific programmer and researcher based in the Greater Groningen Area with 11 years of experience applying computational and theoretical tools to biological questions. He transitioned from a PhD studying individual-based models of cichlid biodiversity to postdoctoral roles at leading European institutes and now develops reproducible scientific software at the University of Groningen. Proficient in R and C++, he combines statistical rigor, model development, and scientific presentation to support interdisciplinary research. Notably, his background includes teaching programming for biologists and coordinating international master admissions, reflecting an ability to translate complex methods for diverse audiences.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biology, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biology at Rijksuniversiteit GroningenBarlaeus Gymnasium te Amsterdam
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (40)
phylogenetic-trees10
r9
r-package9
package9
phylogenetics9
genetic8
genome7
phylogeny6
bioinformatics6
tidyverse6
bayesian-inference5
meta-analysis5
bayesian5
tidy5
simulation5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
thijsjanzen/onco_viral_sim
Nov 2019 - Sep 2021
Contributions:8 PRs, 359 pushes, 25 branches in 1 year 9 months
thijsjanzen/STEPCAM
Sep 2016 - Dec 2020
Contributions:1 release, 27 commits, 95 pushes in 4 years 3 months
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