Venkatesh Kancherla
Bioinformatics Specialist
Zürich Metropolitan Area Switzerland
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Top SchoolVenkatesh Kancherla is a bioinformatics specialist with nine years of experience applying computational genomics to cancer research across hospital and industry settings. He holds a PhD in Computational Biology from the University of Basel and a Master’s in Life Science Informatics from the University of Bonn, combining rigorous academic training with hands-on sequencing and clinical collaborations. Venkatesh is proficient in R, Python, shell scripting and workflow automation (Snakemake, Conda, Git), and has deep expertise in RNA-seq, single-cell and multi-omics integration, network biology and lncRNA-driven cancer mechanisms. His work spans translational projects—from fusion detection in peripheral T-cell lymphomas to integrative methylation–transcriptome analyses of environmental exposures—and he routinely communicates results to cross-functional clinical teams. Currently based in the Zürich area, he balances hospital-focused bioinformatics at Kinderspital Zürich with applied multi-omics modeling in industry at HAYA Therapeutics. An uncommon strength is his track record of turning complex sequencing pipelines into reproducible, production-ready workflows that bridge research and clinical reporting.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Bioinformatics, Bachelor's degree Bioinformatics at Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, ChennaiMaster's degree Life Science Informatics, Master's degree Life Science Informatics at The University of BonnDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Biology at University of Basel
Telugu, English, Hindi, Tamil, German
Github Skills (49)
survival-analysis9
bioconductor9
gdc9
cran9
genomics8
heatmap8
gene-expression8
seq8
spatial-transcriptomics8
single-cell-genomics8
bioinformatics8
fastq-files7
cancer-genomics7
survival7
summarize7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
venkan/Tools-for-Omics-Analysis
Jul 2018 - Apr 2021
Contributions:53 commits, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
venkan/PAM50-Subtyping
May 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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