Vince Forgetta
Chief Information And Bioinformatics Officer
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolVince Forgetta is a seasoned bioinformatics and information security leader with over 20 years in genomics research and 11 years of professional experience, currently serving as Chief Information and Bioinformatics Officer at 5 Prime Sciences in Montreal. He designs and oversees production bioinformatics pipelines and the data-security posture for high-performance computing environments, translating complex genomic data into actionable insights. His research includes polygenic prediction of osteoporosis and fracture risk and leveraging human genomics to nominate drug targets, with leadership roles in international collaborations published in Nature and Nature Genetics. Vince pairs deep academic training—a PhD in Human/Medical Genetics from McGill—with hands-on operational ownership, ensuring reproducible, secure workflows from bench to cloud. Notably, he combines large-scale research impact with practical security engineering, a blend that helps accelerate translational genomics while protecting sensitive data.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human/Medical Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human/Medical Genetics at McGill University
Stackoverflow
3,365reputation
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119answers
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Github Skills (66)
bioinformatics8
reproducible-science7
bam7
bedtools7
minhash7
genome7
owl6
genomics6
rcpparmadillo6
slurm6
pipeline6
qsub6
cluster-computing6
python6
nextflow6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
vforget/fqq
Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
vforget/qq.plink
Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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