About Me
I'm a Bioinformatician/Software Engineer with experience in Python, Flask, PostgreSQL, and data visualization. Passionate about microbiome research, chromatin biology, long and short non-coding RNAs, and backend development.
Experience
Bioinformatics Programmer and Integration Manager - UC San Diego
Jan 2024 - Jan 2025
- Maintained frontend and backend services for the Microsetta Initiative.
- Worked with PostgreSQL, Flask, and React.
Scientific Programmer - University of Virginia
Mar 2023 - Sept 2023
QA Analyst - Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Jun 2020 - Nov 2022
Software Engineer I & II - CenterState Bank
Dec 2016 - March 2020
Education
M.S. in Bioinformatics - University of Maine
B.S. in Computer Science - Florida Southern College
Skills
- Python (Flask, FastAPI)
- .NET, C#
- JavaScript (React, Node.js)
- HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap
- PostgreSQL & SQL Optimization
- Data Visualization (D3.js, Plotly)
- Git, Docker, and AWS
- QIIME2
- Nextflow
- Snakemake
- Conda
- HPC, SLURM
- Linux, Bash
Publications
- LeRoy, N. J., Khoroshevskyi, O., O’Brien, A., Stępień, R., Arslan, A., & Sheffield, N. C. (2024). "PEPhub: a database, web interface, and API for editing, sharing, and validating biological sample metadata." GigaScience, Volume 13, 2024, giae033. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giae033
Contact
Email: obrien.aaron.g@gmail.com
GitHub: github.com/ayobi
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aarongobrien