Pier Gherardini
VP Of Computational Biology
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPier Gherardini is a seasoned computational biology leader with 11+ years blending molecular biology, statistics and software to extract signal from high-dimensional single-cell and clinical data. As VP of Computational Biology at Cellanome and formerly Director of Informatics at the Parker Institute, he has built integrated analysis platforms and led teams to support translational immuno-oncology and biomarker discovery. He combines hands-on method and tool development (R, Clojure, Datomic) with expertise in mass and flow cytometry, single-cell analysis and high-throughput technologies. A trained group discussion facilitator with academic roots as an associate professor and a PhD in molecular biology, he uniquely bridges rigorous research, product-focused engineering and clear scientific communication. Notably, he consults through Pragmatica.Bio, applying startup and clinical-trial experience to diverse biotech challenges from prototype assays to production analysis pipelines.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Stanford Ignite Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Stanford Ignite Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Github Skills (67)
r10
shiny10
scaffold10
preprocessing10
r-package10
normalization10
rstudio10
reactive9
clustering9
web-development9
imaging9
graph9
rna-seq8
datomic8
graphml8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ParkerICI/vite
Mar 2018 - Apr 2021
R package for analysis of single-cell data using graphs
Contributions:12 releases, 62 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years 1 month
rr-packageflow-cytometrymass-cytometryscaffold
ParkerICI/premessa
Oct 2016 - Sep 2022
R package for pre-processing of mass and flow cytometry data
Contributions:22 releases, 122 commits, 6 PRs in 5 years 11 months
preprocessingrr-packagemass-cytometrycytof
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