Yuka Takemon
Research Associate
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolYuka Takemon is a cancer genome scientist and research associate with over a decade of experience applying computational genomics to identify genetic networks and vulnerabilities in cancer. She built the in-silico tool GRETTA during her PhD and has led bioinformatics projects translating complex genomic data into interactive R/Shiny tools for research teams. An experienced instructor and lesson maintainer for The Carpentries, she regularly teaches R and reproducible research practices to biologists and geneticists. Yuka also co-organizes R-Ladies Vancouver, blending community-building with mentorship to broaden participation in data science. Based in Vancouver, she combines deep hands-on analysis, tool development, and pedagogy to make genomics more accessible and actionable.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Li Po Chun United World College of Hong KongDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Genome Science and Technology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Genome Science and Technology at The University of British ColumbiaMaster of Science (MSc), Bioinformatics, Master of Science (MSc), Bioinformatics at University of MaineBachelor of Arts (BA), Human Ecology: focus in biomedical science, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Human Ecology: focus in biomedical science at College of the Atlantic
English, Japanese, Chinese
Stackoverflow
340reputation
5kreached
5answers
4questions
Github Skills (105)
genomics10
r10
data-wrangling10
data-visualisation10
rstudio10
data-visualization9
rna-seq9
bioinformatics9
r-package9
stable9
linux8
knitr8
loops8
variants8
sequencing8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ytakemon/Alport_ShinyApps
Sep 2018 - Dec 2023
Contributions:5 pushes in 5 years 3 months
MarraLab/marralab
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025
Source code for Marra Lab website
Contributions:9 reviews, 81 PRs, 128 pushes in 11 months
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