Nicolas Robine

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Senior Director, Computational Biology at New York Genome Center

New York, New York, United States

Overview

As Senior Director of Computational Biology at the New York Genome Center, Nicolas Robine leads a 20-person team focused on germline, cancer, and functional genomics. With a PhD from Pierre and Marie Curie University, he has over two decades of experience developing analytical pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data.

His recent work involves significant international collaboration, including travel to Nigeria and Ghana for the Cancer Grand Challenges SAMBAI project. He is an advocate for diversifying genomic databases and building more generalizable AI models, and has spoken on these topics at events hosted by the French consulate.

Unique fact: Early in his career, he implemented a technique from a 2000 paper by scientist Bing Ren, whom he now works alongside at the NYGC.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Cautious & Analytical

Systematic

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.


Topics They Care About

Cancer Genomics
He leads a team focused on cancer genomics and has contributed to multiple publications on cohort-level analysis of different cancer types, including lung and urothelial cancers.
Genomic Diversity
Actively involved in the Polyethnic-1000 and Cancer Grand Challenges SAMBAI projects, which focus on diversifying genomic databases and studying cancer in populations with African ancestry.
Computational Biology
Manages a team of scientists, analysts, and programmers, and has deep expertise in developing analytical tools and pipelines for processing large-scale sequencing data.

Media Appearances

Lecture 2: Dr. Nicolas Robine (New York Genome Center). Featured in YouTube

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NYGC Researchers Part of Global Cancer Grand Challenges Team Aiming to Address Cancer Inequities in the African Diaspora. Featured in New York Genome Center News

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Video Spotlight on NYGC’s Disease‑Based Research Focus – Liquid Biopsy, CRISPR, Polyethnic 1000 Initiative and Single‑Cell Analysis Tools. Featured in New York Genome Center News (Video)

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Work History

8-2025
Senior Director, Computational Biology at New York Genome Center
4-2012 - 8-2025
Scientist, Manager, Director, Computational Biology at New York Genome Center
9-2011 - 4-2012
Research Associate at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
9-2008 - 10-2011
Postdoc in Computational and Developmental Biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
5-2004 - 9-2008
PhD candidate in Computational Biology at Institut Curie, Paris - France

Education

2004 - 2008
PhD from Pierre and Marie Curie University
8-2002 - 12-2003
MSc from Chalmers University of Technology

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nicolas is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nicolas

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

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    How fast (or slow) will Nicolas move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Nicolas take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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