Chase Nelson
Research Fellow at National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Taipei, Taiwan
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Top SchoolChase Nelson is a Research Fellow with 11 years of experience applying bioinformatics and molecular evolution to cancer, viral genomics, and population genetics across institutions including NCI-NIH and the American Museum of Natural History. He holds a PhD in Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution and has combined academic rigor with hands-on sequencing, evolutionary simulation, and de novo mutation discovery in both human and viral systems. His work on overlapping genes and HPV genomics bridges evolutionary theory and clinical genetics, informing cancer epidemiology studies. Based in Taipei but with extensive U.S. research and teaching experience, he also brings a creative side as a longtime actor and musician, a background that contributes to clear science communication and public engagement. An active collaborator between government, museum, and academic labs, he blends computational depth with practical experimental insight.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution, GPA 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution, GPA 4.0 at University of South Carolina-ColumbiaBA Honors, Biology, GPA 4.0, BA Honors, Biology, GPA 4.0 at Oberlin College
English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (47)
sequence-analysis10
next-generation-sequencing10
sequence-alignment10
perl10
vcf-files10
overlapping10
evolution10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
gff10
dna-sequences10
population-genetics10
sequence10
comparative-genomics10
phylogenetics9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
chasewnelson/Taiwan-COVID-19
May 2021 - Jun 2021
Analysis and visualization of Taiwan’s COVID-19 data
Contributions:15 commits, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
visualizationtaiwanrsars-cov-2epidemiology
chasewnelson/SNPGenie
Jun 2015 - Jul 2021
Program for estimating πN/πS, dN/dS, and other diversity measures from next-generation sequencing data
Contributions:1 release, 216 commits, 3 PRs in 6 years 2 months
next-generation-sequencingsnp-reportfasta-sequencesdnds-estimationdnds
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