Upendra Kumar Devisetty

Upendra Kumar Devisetty has an extensive and diverse work experience in data science and bioinformatics. Upendra Kumar is currently working at GreenLight Biosciences as the Head of Data Science since November 2022. Prior to this, they held various roles at the company, including Senior Manager, Data Science, Data Science Manager, Project Manager, Data Science, and Data Scientist.

Before joining GreenLight Biosciences, Upendra worked as a Data Science Instructor at DataCamp from June 2018 onwards, where they designed and developed course content for "Big Data Fundamentals via PySpark" and taught over 12,000 students. Upendra Kumar also worked at Insight Data Science as a Technical Consultant and a Data Science Fellow, where they developed workshops and built an image-based plant disease prediction app called PlantMD.

In addition, Upendra has experience working at various research institutions and universities. Upendra Kumar was a Co-Principal Investigator at the University of Arizona, where they worked on mining public RNA-seq data and enhancing the capabilities of lncRNA identification and comparative analysis. Upendra Kumar also worked as a Science Informatician at CyVerse.Org, where they helped researchers and students in designing experiments, analyzing data, and building custom bioinformatics workflows.

Earlier in their career, Upendra worked as a Research Associate at Oregon State University, a Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis, and a Part-Time Research Technician at the University of Nottingham. Upendra Kumar also served as a Junior Research Fellow at the National Chemical Laboratory.

Overall, Upendra Kumar Devisetty's work experience showcases their expertise in data science, bioinformatics, and scientific research.

Upendra Kumar Devisetty obtained a Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Nottingham from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, they completed their M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from G.B.P. University of Agriculture and Technology from 2001 to 2003. Upendra Kumar also holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture, General from A.N.G.R. Agricultural University, which they earned from 1996 to 2000. Additionally, they have completed various certifications in subjects such as Spark SQL, DataFrames, algorithms, machine learning, math for machine learning, deep learning, and database management from institutions like LinkedIn, DataCamp, Data Carpentry, Software Carpentry, Coursera, and Udemy.