Varshini Vasu
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVarshini Vasu is a Senior Bioinformatics Programmer with nine years of experience building and validating clinical genomics pipelines and diagnostic assays in oncology and molecular pathology. Based at NYU Langone Health, she designs scalable Nextflow-based workflows for targeted cancer panels, implements end-to-end HPC solutions, and delivers Django reporting portals that make clinical results more accessible. Her background spans research and clinical settings, from creating the PMTDS algorithm for personalized drug-target selection to developing CNV and DNA methylation–based classifiers for brain tumors. Comfortable bridging bioinformatics, software engineering, and clinical validation, she combines rigorous academic training (MS in Bioinformatics) with hands-on production deployments that meet regulatory standards.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics, 3.77/4.0, Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics, 3.77/4.0 at Indiana University–Purdue University IndianapolisBachelor’s Degree, Bioinformatics, Bachelor’s Degree, Bioinformatics at Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy
English
Github Skills (16)
bioinformatics9
package-management7
bioconda7
conda7
python6
linux5
ecosystem3
pipeline2
pipeline-framework2
package-manager2
genomics2
javascript1
docker1
os-agnostic1
singularity1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NYU-Molecular-Pathology/heme-reporter
Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:8 pushes in 8 months
varshini712/epigenetic-clock-shinyApp
Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 5 days
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