Varsha Kale
Bioinformatics Researcher
Aalborg, North Denmark Region
Summary
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Top SchoolVarsha Kale is a bioinformatics researcher with eight years' experience specializing in multi-kingdom metagenomics, now based at Aalborg University after contributing to EMBL-EBI's MGnify resource. She designs and maintains reproducible pipelines for assembly, MAG generation, functional annotation and multi-omics analysis, pairing strong Python and R skills with workflow engineering. Her background in practical microbiology and clinical lab work (including antimicrobial resistance surveillance) gives her analyses a grounded, experimental perspective that improves interpretation and data submission quality. At EMBL-EBI she led projects such as HoloFood, produced genome-resolved catalogues, and published first-author resources while mentoring interns and coordinating large-scale archive submissions. Comfortable in collaborative, scrum-driven teams, she also delivers training and public engagement activities, demonstrating an ability to translate complex methods for diverse audiences. Varsha combines hands-on lab experience with scalable computational pipelines to tackle complex environmental and host-associated microbiome questions.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Sciences General, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Biomedical Sciences General at University of ReadingA levels, A levels at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolMaster of Science - MSc Bioinformatics, Master of Science - MSc Bioinformatics at Queen Mary University of London
Spanish, Telugu, English, Hindi
Github Skills (41)
metagenomics10
nextflow9
genome9
common-workflow-language9
pipeline9
bioinformatics9
genome-analysis9
bacteria9
genomics9
illumina9
api8
ncbi7
estimate7
django-rest-framework7
django7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
EBI-Metagenomics/assembly_uploader
Feb 2024 - Dec 2024
Upload of metagenome and metatranscriptome assemblies to ENA
Contributions:4 releases, 4 reviews, 10 PRs in 10 months
EBI-Metagenomics/CWL-assembly
Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:3 reviews, 8 commits, 5 PRs in 11 months
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