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Frederik Roels

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Head of Digital (Data Science, Bioinformatics & IT) at Aphea.Bio
📍 Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

Frederik Roels is the Head of Digital at Aphea. Bio, where he leads data science, bioinformatics, and IT. A science and technology generalist with a Ph. D. from Heidelberg University, he has a strong background in computer science and biotechnology, with experience spanning from cancer research to agricultural science at organizations like Bayer.

He has a passion for tackling complex challenges and is driven by building new solutions from the ground up. This hands-on approach has been a constant throughout his career, whether in academic research or in private industry, bridging the gap between biology and data science to create innovative systems.

Unique fact: Frederik developed a novel model for cellular differentiation using gene expression data during his PhD research.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Digital (Data Science, Bioinformatics & IT)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium
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Agri-Tech Innovation
His current role at Aphea. Bio and past experience at Bayer Crop Science focus on applying digital solutions and data science to agriculture and biotechnology.
Computational Genomics
He has extensive experience developing and implementing pipelines for the analysis of NGS data, including ChIP-Seq and Hi-C, from his time as a scientist at Bayer.
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Career

Work history

8-2018
Head of Digital (Data Science, Bioinformatics & IT)
Aphea.Bio
1-2017 - 7-2018
Visiting scientist computational genomics
Bayer Crop Science
3-2007 - 10-2010
PhD Student
dkfz - German Cancer Research Center
4-2015
Postdoc
University Hospital Cologne
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Education
2007 - 2010
Doctor of Natural Science
Heidelberg University
2014 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Vlerick Business School
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