Semar Petrus

Semar Petrus has a diverse background in bioinformatics and research. They began their career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2017, where they were involved in various projects such as reformatting VCF files for Alzheimer research and running RNA-Seq pipeline and analysis for stem cell trials.

In 2017, Semar also volunteered at Knight Lab, where they programmed a shotgun sequencing pipeline plugin for Qiita and integrated an existing model into the Qiita environment. They were responsible for setting up unit tests and scripts for Travis.

In 2018, Semar joined the J. Craig Venter Institute as a Bioinformatics Engineer. Their role involved utilizing their expertise in bioinformatics to support various projects.

From 2020 to 2021, Semar worked as a Bioinformatics Analyst at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. They contributed to bioinformatics analysis and played a significant role in data interpretation.

Currently, Semar Petrus is serving as a Bioinformatics Scientist at InSilixa, where they continue to apply their knowledge and skills in bioinformatics to support the organization's scientific initiatives.

Semar Petrus attended UC San Diego from 2015 to 2018, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Bioinformatics.