Jaehyun Joo
Senior Bioinformatician
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJaehyun Joo is a Senior Bioinformatician with a decade of experience applying computational and statistical methods to uncover genetic drivers of complex respiratory diseases at the University of Pennsylvania. Trained with a PhD in Nutrition Sciences and a background in applied statistics, he blends domain expertise in biomedical research with strong informatics and analytic skills developed through progressive roles from graduate research to senior positions in Penn’s CATI and CEET cores. He has steered translational projects that integrate clinical and environmental data, positioning him to translate academic discovery into industry-ready solutions. Based in Philadelphia and seeking industry opportunities, he brings both hands-on data science experience and a disciplined, research-driven approach—shaped in part by earlier leadership as a sergeant in the Korean Army—that helps him manage complex, collaborative studies under real-world constraints.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nutrition Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nutrition Sciences at The University of Texas at AustinMaster's degree (Combined MS/BS degree), Food and Nutirition, Master's degree (Combined MS/BS degree), Food and Nutirition at Yonsei University
Github Skills (17)
bioconductor8
d3-heatmap7
satellite-images7
dendrogram7
heatmap6
dendextend6
r6
spatial5
datacube5
raster4
geospatial-analysis4
cran4
plotly3
statistics2
validation1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jaehyunjoo/IBP_Bayesian_Sparse_Latent_Factor_Model
Feb 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:12 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
HimesGroup/qmtools
Mar 2022 - Jun 2026
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches, 2 comments in 4 years 3 months
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