Joel Nelson

Joel Nelson is a Bioinformatics Engineer at A-Alpha Bio. Joel has previous experience working as a Data Analyst at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford and as a Lead Researcher at Washington State University.

Joel's work experience has given him a strong background in data analysis and modeling. Joel has experience working with machine learning algorithms, statistical methods, and developing scripted pipelines. Joel is skilled in data visualization and interpretation.

Joel's experience with data-driven solutions has been valuable in their current role at A-Alpha Bio. Joel is responsible for engineering and analyzing genomes to infer the impact of various evolutionary and environmental mechanisms. Joel has also contributed to data-driven solutions for malaria mitigation.

Joel Nelson received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Salisbury University. Joel then went on to earn a Master's degree in Biology with a focus in Population genetics from Wright State University. Finally, Joel Nelson obtained their Doctor of Philosophy in Biology with a focus in Evolutionary genetics from Washington State University. Joel Nelson also has a Certificate of Completion in Data Science and Data Engineering Bootcamp from Data Science Dojo.

They are on a team with Cristina Wolf - Senior Process Engineer, Aditya Agarwal - Senior Machine Learning Architect, and Kyle Minch - Senior Scientist. Their manager is Lisa Schubert, VP, Technical Operations & Engineering.