Sean Truong is the Director of Bioinformatics at Illumina, where he leverages his expertise in software and informatics. His background includes roles as a Principal Software Engineer at Edico Genome and a Senior Staff Firmware Engineer at Broadcom, with a Masters degree from Stanford University.
He is a co-author on multiple technical papers focused on advancing genomic analysis and variant detection using Illuminas DRAGEN platform.
Sean Truong
Director, Bioinformatics at Illumina
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
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Topics They Care About
Genomic Variant Detection
He co-authors research focused on improving the accuracy and scale of detecting genomic variations like SNVs, indels, and copy number variants (CNVs).
Bioinformatics Algorithms
His work involves creating and benchmarking high-performance algorithms for comprehensive genome analysis, specifically for the DRAGEN platform.
Clinical Genomics
Contributes to research applying whole-genome sequencing and advanced bioinformatics tools to improve diagnostics for genetic diseases and cancer.
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Work History
Director, Bioinformatics at Illumina
Principal Engineer, Software at Edico Genome
Sr. Staff Engineer, Firmware at Broadcom Limited
Education
Master's Degree from Stanford University
Bachelor's Degree from UCLA
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Location : Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : Director, Bioinformatics at Illumina
