JV
Berlin, Germany

Julian Vogt

Bioinformatician & Computational Biologist

Decoding the language of life through computational genomics, machine learning, and NGS data analysis. Turning biological complexity into actionable insights.

About Me

I'm a bioinformatician with a passion for unraveling complex biological questions through computational approaches. With a strong foundation in molecular biology and advanced programming skills, I specialize in analyzing high-throughput sequencing data and developing reproducible analysis pipelines.

My work spans across cancer genomics, microbial genomics, and precision medicine. I thrive at the intersection of biology and data science, where I can leverage statistical methods and machine learning to extract meaningful patterns from complex datasets.

When I'm not writing pipelines or visualizing data, you'll find me contributing to open-source bioinformatics tools, mentoring junior researchers, or exploring the latest advances in spatial transcriptomics.

Genomics

Whole genome & exome sequencing, variant calling, and genome assembly analysis.

Data Science

Statistical modeling, ML pipelines, and multi-omics data integration.

NGS Analysis

RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and single-cell transcriptomics workflows.

Collaboration

Bridging computational and wet-lab teams to accelerate biomedical discovery.

Experience

Senior Bioinformatician

Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics · Berlin

2022 – Present

Leading computational analysis for multi-omics projects in developmental biology. Designing and maintaining Nextflow-based pipelines for bulk and single-cell RNA-Seq. Collaborating with experimental groups to interpret complex genomic datasets.

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Bioinformatics Researcher

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) · Heidelberg

2019 – 2022

Developed machine learning models for cancer subtype classification using multi-omics data. Implemented variant calling pipelines for whole-genome sequencing of tumor samples. Published 4 first-author papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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Junior Bioinformatician

Eurofins Genomics · Ebersberg

2017 – 2019

Built automated QC pipelines for NGS data processing. Developed custom tools for metagenomic classification and antimicrobial resistance gene detection. Improved processing throughput by 40% through workflow optimization.

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Education

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

Heidelberg University · Heidelberg

2017 – 2021

Machine Learning Approaches for Multi-Omics Integration in Cancer Subtype Classification

Developed novel ensemble methods combining genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic data. Thesis supervised by Prof. Dr. Roland Eils. Graduated summa cum laude.

M.Sc. in Computational Biology

Technical University of Munich (TUM) · Munich

2015 – 2017

Comparative Analysis of De Novo Genome Assembly Strategies for Non-Model Organisms

Specialized in algorithms for sequence analysis and statistical genomics. Master's thesis focused on hybrid assembly approaches using long and short reads.

B.Sc. in Biology

Humboldt University of Berlin · Berlin

2012 – 2015

In Silico Prediction of Antimicrobial Peptides Using Feature-Based Classification

Minor in Computer Science. Early exposure to bioinformatics through undergraduate research in computational structural biology.

Skills & Tools

Programming & Languages

Python95%
R / Bioconductor90%
Bash / Shell85%
SQL80%
Julia55%
C/C++45%

Bioinformatics Tools

Nextflow / Snakemake92%
GATK / BCFtools88%
STAR / HISAT285%
Scanpy / Seurat90%
DESeq2 / edgeR88%
QIIME2 / Kraken275%

ML & Data Science

scikit-learn88%
PyTorch / TensorFlow75%
pandas / NumPy95%
Data Visualization90%
Statistical Modeling85%
Bayesian Methods70%

Infrastructure & DevOps

Docker / Singularity85%
Git / GitHub92%
AWS / GCP78%
SLURM / HPC88%
Conda / Mamba90%
Nextflow Tower72%

Publications

Selected peer-reviewed publications. Full list on Google Scholar .

01
DeepIntegrate: A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Framework for Cancer Subtype Classification Using Multi-Omics Data

Vogt J., Müller S., Eils R., …

Nature Communications · 2023

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02
Single-Cell Transcriptomic Atlas of Human Cardiac Development Reveals Novel Regulatory Networks

Vogt J., Schmidt K., Huber N., …

Cell Reports · 2022

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03
HybridAssembly: A Benchmarking Framework for De Novo Genome Assembly Using Long and Short Reads

Vogt J., Fischer C.

Bioinformatics · 2021

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04
AMRpredictor: Rapid Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Detection from Metagenomic Sequencing Data

Vogt J., Bauer M., Huber K.

Microbial Genomics · 2019

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Get in Touch

Interested in collaboration, consulting, or just want to chat about bioinformatics? Feel free to reach out through any of the channels below.

Based in Berlin, Germany · Available for remote collaboration worldwide