Genaro Scavello
Bioinformatics, Data Science, and Drug Discovery in Terra Firma
I've been an outdoors enthusiast my whole life enjoying mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, fishing, and skateboarding. As a father, I learned to enjoy (to an extent) organized sports to support my kids' passions.
I am passionate about implementing emerging technologies and novel informatics solutions. Roles as an R&D informatics leader have afforded me opportunities to define data platforms and strategies across Screening, Chemistry, Biology, Cell & Gene Therapy, and Compound Management within pharma discovery orgs.
Work projects I thought were notable and fun to mention:
The first 10 years of Next-Gen sequencing - I was an early adopter and beta tester for the 454, Roche, illumina and ion-Torrent platforms and analysis pipelines.
Directed evolution of enzyme biocatalysts.
Small molecule discovery - High throughput screening
DNA-Encoded library screening
Laboratory Automation for implementing high-throughput phenotypic assays
Scaffold-based screening analytics that integrate all the above data.
Favorite fishing locations I'm willing to share:
Big Bushkill creek on the Resica Falls Boy Scout reserve
Lackawanna River
Lost & Reservoir lakes in the Snowy mountain range of Wyoming - A worthwhile hike to catch truly challenging fish with amazing scenery.