Willem De Jong
Researchanalist A at Erasmus MC
North Brabant, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolWillem De Jong is a research analyst with seven years of hands-on experience bridging laboratory science and bioinformatics, currently working at Erasmus MC in the Netherlands. He brings practical molecular biology expertise from roles at Utrecht University, TNO and Charles River, combined with a knack for turning complex genomic data into clear, usable training materials. An active contributor to the popular Galaxy Project training-materials and tools-iuc repositories, he focuses on tutorial authorship, data preparation and improving NanoPlot reporting—showing fluency in both experimental workflows and reproducible computational analyses. Willem excels at communicating results: he trains students and colleagues in the lab and builds instructional content for the research community. Colleagues rely on him for meticulous data curation and for making technical outputs accessible to non-specialists. His background uniquely combines in vitro experimental rigor with practical experience in bioinformatics tooling and visualization.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
HAVO, Natuur en Techniek + Natuur en Gezondheid, HAVO, Natuur en Techniek + Natuur en Gezondheid at Mill-Hill CollegeBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Biologie en Medisch Laboratiumonderzoek, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Biologie en Medisch Laboratiumonderzoek at Avans Hogeschool
English, Dutch
Github Skills (16)
html10
data-visualizations10
user-manual10
tooling10
material-design10
markdown10
bioinformatics10
data-visualization10
data-visualisation10
material310
markdown-it10
trainings10
wrapper10
material-components10
galaxy9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
galaxyproject/tools-iuc
Jul 2018 - Sep 2020
Tool Shed repositories maintained by the Intergalactic Utilities Commission
Role in this project:
Data Scientist
Data ScientistContributions:98 commits, 23 PRs, 14 comments in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Willem contributed to the project by adding and updating test data in GFA format, which suggests involvement in data preparation and testing for tools related to genome assembly or analysis. The user also modified HTML reports associated with the "NanoPlot" tool, focusing on the presentation and summary of data, as well as adding extra test data in HTML format, demonstrating expertise in data visualization and reporting. The user's work includes modifications to the format of the NanoPlot output, by including tabular data and plots to display test data, as well as updating related test data.
intergalacticrepositoriesusegalaxywrapperscommission
galaxyproject/training-material
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
A collection of Galaxy-related training material
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:2 reviews, 37 commits, 1 PR in 9 months
Contributions summary:Willem primarily contributes to the repository by adding and updating tutorial materials related to Galaxy-related training. The contributions include adding a new tutorial on nanopore sequencing, merging updates from the master branch, and adding and modifying tutorial content, including slides and troubleshooting guides. The user's work focuses on providing instructional content.
chip-seqmetagenomicsrnaseqtraining-materialusegalaxy
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