Xavier Alias
Postdoctoral Researcher at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolXavier Alias is an EMBO- and Humboldt-funded postdoctoral researcher based in Munich who applies systems biology and machine learning to decipher how genotype and perturbations shape phenotypes via mRNA translation. Co-hosted between the Nedialkova and Gagneur labs, he combines rigorous experimental training (proteomics, fluxomics, cell models) with computational method development from a systems-biology MSc and a PhD at CRG. Over eight years of research, he has moved fluidly between wet-lab discovery and quantitative modeling, developing integrative approaches like reaction-by-reaction fitting during his master’s work. He also teaches biochemistry and biostatistics, reflecting a commitment to training and science communication. Notably, his background includes cross-disciplinary internships at top labs (ETH Zurich, Cambridge, Fred Hutch) that seeded his interest in translational regulation and predictive models of disease. Xavier’s work sits at the intersection of predictive genomics and protein synthesis, aiming to deliver tools that improve disease prediction and therapeutic design.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Batxillerat, Sciences, Batxillerat, Sciences at Escola Pia SitgesLanguage Academy, English, Cambridge Advanced English, Language Academy, English, Cambridge Advanced English at OK IdiomasBiology MSc (Major in Systems Biology), Biology MSc (Major in Systems Biology) at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichBachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry, Bachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry at Universitat de BarcelonaPhD Biomedicine in Centre for Genomic Regulation, Systems Biology, PhD Biomedicine in Centre for Genomic Regulation, Systems Biology at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Spanish, Catalan, English, German
Github Skills (6)
modification4
sequencing4
bioinformatics3
deconvolution2
assembly1
trace1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
hexavier/codon_optimization
Jun 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:14 commits, 6 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 7 months
hexavier/CUSTOM
Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
Codon optimizer for tissue-specific expression
Contributions:22 commits, 8 pushes, 6 comments in 1 year 1 month
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