William Cresko
Professor at University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Cresko is a professor of biology and the Executive Director of the Presidential Initiative in Data Science at the University of Oregon, blending genetics research with data-driven teaching and institutional leadership. With a PhD from Clark University and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, he brings deep evolutionary genetics expertise to interdisciplinary data science initiatives. Over eight years in his current trajectory he has translated fundamental genetic insights into scalable research programs and curricular innovations. Based in Eugene, Oregon, he leads collaborations that bridge wet-lab biology and computational methods, fostering reproducible, data-intensive science. Notably, he combines academic scholarship with practical program-building, shaping how a major public university trains the next generation of data-savvy biologists.
9 years of coding experience
PhD, Biology, PhD, Biology at Clark UniversityBA, Biology, BA, Biology at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
wcresko/lab_handbook
Apr 2021 - Nov 2025
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
wcresko/evomics_stat_2019
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 26 days
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