Janani Ravi
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz
Founder
R-Ladies East Lansing
Women+ Data Science
AsiaR
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. My research group develops computational approaches that can leverage large-scale genomic data to gain testable insights into infectious disease biology, focusing on microbial genotypes, phenotypes, and diseases. I also teach fundamentals of data analysis, visualization, and reproducible research, especially programming to diverse groups in non-traditional settings. As part of this effort, I founded R-Ladies East Lansing, R-Ladies Aurora, Women+ Data Science, and AsiaR, three organizations that promote diversity in data science through meetups & webinars. Our recent work was featured in the CU newsletter.
Interests
- Computational biology
- Molecular evolution and phylogeny
- Comparative genomics
- Disease-drug signatures
- R for biological data science
- R-Ladies East Lansing
- Women+ Data Science
- AsiaR
- Other Interests & Experience
Education
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PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2011
Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA
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BTech in Biotechnology, 2006
Anna University | Chennai, India