Furkan M. Torun

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Researcher and Data Scientist at Exact Sciences

Hey, I'm Furkan 👋

I am a molecular biologist and geneticist with solid research experience and a programming background.

After working as a computational biologist and data scientist at a rare disease research lab and at OmicEra Diagnostics, respectively, I am currently employed at Exact Sciences as a Researcher and Data Scientist.

The ultimate goal of my work is to combine the power of computation with mysterious biological questions to uncover the unknown.

So, let's continue 🧬 debugging DNA software!

Academic Works and Open-Source Projects:

► Publications are listed on my Google Scholar profile.

► Side projects are available on my GitHub profile.

Research Areas and Interests:

I am always captivated by the complexity of cells and the dynamics within them. Consequently, my main interests include:

► Data Science & Engineering

► (AWS) Cloud-native Development

► Machine Learning

► Bioinformatics / Computational Biology

► Genetics & Omics Data Analysis

Category	Skills/Technologies
Programming Languages	Python, Bash, JavaScript
Web Development	Flask, Django, HTML/CSS, jQuery
Cloud and IaC	AWS, Terraform, Packer
Machine/Deep Learning	Scikit-learn, XGBoost/LGBM, PyTorch
Others	Docker, REST and GraphQL APIs, SQL/NoSQL Databases, CI/CD, BDD, Airflow, Metaflow, Celery, DVC
Bioinformatics	Genetics/Genomics, Biomarker discovery, Variant calling & annotation, RNA-Seq, CLI/GUI tool and database/platform development

Award/Honor	Date
My first first-authored paper OmicLearn is featured on the cover of Journal of Proteome Research	February 2023
Graduated with a high honor degree (3.63/4.00) and 1st ranked in Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences	June 2022
Received the Travel Fellowship by Open Bioinformatics Foundation	May 2022

► Co-organizer | Bits in Bio x Munich Chapter.
Brought everyone interested in biotechnology, management, bioinformatics, or software in life sciences together with regular in-person events and sponsored meetups.

► Co-founder and Director | NadirHastalik.org (Turkish)

Established the platform and led the team for an open-access database about rare diseases in Turkish and creating public awareness.

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