Alex Buerkle

Laramie, Wyoming, United States

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Alex Buerkle is a Staff Bioinformatics Scientist with 17 years of experience translating scientific objectives into robust software and statistical learning solutions, currently developing novel algorithms for oncology genomics at Illumina. He specializes in DNA sequencing applications, including sensitive methods for detecting circulating tumor DNA, and combines hands-on prototyping with production deployment. Trained with a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Indiana University Bloomington and a BA in Biology and German, he bridges rigorous academic research and practical engineering. Based in Laramie, Wyoming, he quietly maintains code across multiple platforms (GitHub, Bitbucket, and commercial servers), favoring focused, mission-driven tooling over public fanfare.

17 years of coding experience

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Indiana University Bloomington

University of Missouri

Github Skills (5)

feature-selection2

bayesian1

r-package1

neural-network1

Programming languages (3)

RC++Python

Github contributions (5)

cran/introgress

Feb 2009 - Jan 2010

Contributions:6 commits in 11 months

cabuerkle/predict_hybrids

Jul 2022 - Feb 2024

Contributions:4 pushes in 1 year 7 months

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