Tommy Carstensen
Data Scientist
Cambridge, England, Denmark
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Top SchoolTommy Carstensen is a data scientist with 13 years’ experience bridging structural bioinformatics and genomics, currently based in Cambridge and working at Queen Mary University of London. He has deep expertise in population and genetic variation analysis from extensive roles at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, where he led analyses of whole-genome and low-coverage sequencing in African cohorts. Trained as a biochemist with a PhD in bioinformatics, Tommy combines wet-lab understanding with strong computational skills, having also founded a data-analysis consultancy serving major biotech and healthcare corporations. He is building towards research leadership in genomics, leveraging collaborative fieldwork experience in East Africa and cross-institutional partnerships. Notably, his background spans enzyme structural work (NMR) to large-scale population genomics, giving him an uncommon perspective on molecular mechanisms and population-level patterns.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Biochemistry (NMR), Biochemistry (NMR) at Lund UniversityB.Sc., Biochemistry, B.Sc., Biochemistry at University of CopenhagenDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics at University College Dublin
English, Danish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
python10
data-manipulation10
windows10
seq10
yahoo10
genomics10
javascript10
bokeh10
corona10
bam10
dataframes10
pandas10
chromium10
linux10
browser10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
tommycarstensen/LEGO
Apr 2015 - Aug 2024
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 5 months
tommycarstensen/tc9
Nov 2012 - Jan 2017
Contributions:13 commits, 121 pushes in 4 years 2 months
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