Tim Sackton
Director Of Bioinformatics at Harvard University
📍 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Tim Sackton is the Director of Bioinformatics at Harvard University, where he leads the FAS Informatics Group. His expertise lies in evolutionary and functional genomics, with a focus on comparative approaches to understand complex biological systems. He earned his PhD from Cornell University and has been instrumental in significant comparative genomics projects.
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24 Years
Current Role
Director Of Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Priorities
Topics Tim cares about
Comparative Genomics
His PhD work involved the first large-scale comparative genomics project on Drosophila, and his current research continues to focus on comparative and evolutionary analysis.
Bioinformatics Training
His group at Harvard provides extensive training and workshops in bioinformatics, R, and Python to equip researchers with essential data science skills.
Career
Work history
7-2017
Director Of Bioinformatics
Harvard University
8-2015 - 6-2017
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
Harvard University
1-2012 - 7-2015
Research Associate
Harvard University
9-2008 - 1-2012
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
5-2008 - 9-2008
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cornell University
In the press
Media appearances
Tim Sackton. Featured in Harvard University – Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Informatics)
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Education
2002 - 2008
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Cornell University
1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Brown University
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