Dennis Schwartz
About Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz is a Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist at BenevolentAI in London, with extensive experience in bioinformatics and software development.
Current Role at BenevolentAI
Dennis Schwartz currently holds the position of Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist at BenevolentAI in London, England, United Kingdom. He applies his expertise in bioinformatics to support the company's mission of accelerating the discovery and development of new treatments.
Previous Positions at BenevolentAI
Before his current role, Dennis Schwartz served in multiple roles at BenevolentAI. From 2020 to 2021, he was an Advanced Bioinformatics Data Scientist for one year. Prior to that, he worked as a Bioinformatics Data Scientist from 2019 to 2020 for five months, all in London, England, United Kingdom.
Education and Academic Background
Dennis Schwartz has a robust academic background in bioinformatics. He earned his Master of Science (M.Sc.) from the Technical University Munich between 2013 and 2016. Prior to that, he obtained his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Bioinformatics from the University of Tübingen from 2009 to 2013. He also completed his Abitur at Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Pforzheim between 2000 and 2009.
Contributions to BioJS and Open Source Projects
Dennis Schwartz contributed significantly to the BioJS Open Source Project, working as a Core Contributor & Software Engineer for five years. His work focused on developing reusable JavaScript components for visualizing biological data. Additionally, he mentored students during the Google Summer of Code 2018 program, guiding them on open-source bioinformatics projects.
Professional Experience in Bioinformatics
Dennis Schwartz has a wealth of professional experience in bioinformatics. He worked as a Bioinformatics Software Developer at Repositive from 2016 to 2019 in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also served as a MOOC Lecturer at Technische Universität München in 2016. Schwartz held positions such as BioJS Developer at The Genome Analysis Centre and Student Research Assistant at HelmholtzZentrum München, gaining varied experience in genomic data analysis and research.