Dave Istanto
About Dave Istanto
Dave Istanto is a Software Engineer at Komodo Health in Newark, California, with a background in bioinformatics and data science.
Current Role at Komodo Health
Dave Istanto is currently employed as a Software Engineer at Komodo Health in Newark, California, United States. In this role, he leverages his extensive background in software development and data science to contribute to the company's healthcare data solutions.
Experience at OmniTier Inc.
Dave Istanto was a Senior Software Development Engineer at OmniTier Inc. from 2021 to 2022, based in Milpitas, California, United States. Prior to that, he was a Software Engineer with the company from 2020 to 2021, located in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. During his tenure, he worked on various software development projects, gaining significant experience in the field.
Background in Data Science and Bioinformatics
Dave Istanto has a strong foundation in data science and bioinformatics. He interned remotely at Nalagenetics, where he worked as a Data Scientist / Bioinformatician for 10 months from 2019 to 2020. He also completed a two-month Data Scientist Internship at Bayer in 2019, where he focused on agricultural data analysis.
Academic Achievements
Dave Istanto holds both a Master of Science (MS) in Bioinformatics/Crop Sciences and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He achieved his MS degree from 2018 to 2020 and his BASc degree from 2015 to 2018.
Research and Internship Experience
During his academic career, Dave Istanto contributed significantly to research and development. He was a Bioinformatics Graduate Researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2018 to 2020, and also served as a Graduate Staff at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Genomics for three months in 2018. His undergraduate research at the same university from 2016 to 2017 focused on crop science.