Travers Ching
Computational Biologist
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTravers Ching is a computational biologist with 11 years of interdisciplinary experience applying data science and genomics to disease research, currently driving analytic efforts at Adaptive Biotechnologies in Seattle. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering and couples deep wet-lab experience in DNA methylation, NGS, and non-coding RNA with strong computational skills developed across academic and industry roles. His background spans collaborative cancer research with institutions like Yale and Shanghai Jiao Tong, hands-on teaching of lab techniques and R-based statistical workflows, and novel microbial discovery from environmental samples. Known for bridging biology and engineering (a BS in Applied Engineering Physics), he brings a pragmatic, reproducible approach to complex bioinformatics problems and translating molecular insight into scalable assays and analyses.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
B.S, Applied Engineering Physics, B.S, Applied Engineering Physics at Cornell UniversityPh.D, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, Ph.D, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering at University of Hawaii
Github Skills (200)
encoding10
compression10
stringi10
data-storage10
json10
cran10
rcpp10
hash-functions10
parallelization10
r10
partitions10
r-package10
digest10
medicine10
toolbox10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
traversc/stringfish
Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:108 commits, 4 PRs, 103 pushes in 2 years
traversc/trqwe
Jul 2017 - Nov 2020
Contributions:43 commits, 43 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
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