Jan Slabbaert

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About Jan Slabbaert

WHO I AM PhD in Biomedical Sciences with 5+ years of research experience in single cell biology CURRENT FOCUS Providing expert advice and solutions for analyzing complex biological data WHAT I HAVE DONE Identified novel metabolic risk factors for neurodegeneration Authored / co-authored articles in various peer-reviewed journals and books Presented my work at national and international conferences Delivered results for several high profile projects for national and international collaborations Developed and implemented new technologies, procedures and protocols used by the lab and our collaborators Successfully wrote, defended and contributed to competitive research grant proposals Trained coworkers and collaborators of all experience levels to develop technical excellence and advance their projects MY TOP 10 EXPERIENCES Genomics - Illumina sequencing platform, library preparation and next generation sequencing applications Computational skills – multi-modal data analysis and machine learning approaches for single cell analysis NGS workflows - high-throughput automation, robotics and microfluidics for single cell biology Genome editing - highly skilled with next generation (CRISPR/Cas9) and classical genome engineering technology Molecular Biology – DNA, RNA and protein-based detection assays and molecular cloning Programming skills - writing bioinformatics tools for RNA sequencing analysis Genetics – in depth knowledge of Drosophila as a model system Design and executing of large-scale chemical mutagenesis forward genetic screens Microscopy – bright field, fluorescent and live confocal imaging Neuroscience