Eser Kirkizlar, Ph.D.

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Director/Sr. Director of Bioinformatics at Natera

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Eser Kirkizlar is the Director of Bioinformatics at Natera, where he specializes in developing algorithms for genetic tests using statistics and machine learning. His work focuses on areas like non-invasive prenatal and cancer screening. He holds a Ph. D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

He is a co-inventor on patents for methods to detect cancer and fetal chromosomal abnormalities using bioinformatics and phased genetic data.

Personality Overview

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Value Driven

Curious

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Non-Invasive Diagnostics
His work and numerous publications focus on developing non-invasive genetic tests for prenatal screening, cancer, and transplant monitoring using cell-free DNA.
Bioinformatics in Oncology
Co-authored publications on using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis to understand the evolution of early-stage lung cancer, a key area of his expertise.
Genomic Data Algorithms
His role at Natera involves algorithm development for next-generation sequencing platforms and he is a co-inventor on related patents.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2022
Director/Sr. Director of Bioinformatics at Natera
4-2018 - 2-2022
Head of Data Science at Campbell's
6-2016 - 3-2017
Senior Data Scientist & IT Manager at Procter & Gamble
6-2012 - 6-2016
Statistician/Sr. Data Scientist/Sr. Staff Data Scientist at Natera
9-2008 - 5-2012
Assistant Professor at Binghamton University

Education

2003 - 2008
Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology
2003 - 2006
M.S. from Georgia Institute of Technology

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