Derek Gygax

Software Engineer, Bioinformatics Engineer

I started out as a biologist, specifically genetics, and studied my way to obtaining a Masters in Human and Molecular Genetics. While studying for my masters I had to learn to code as the world of genetics is a huge sum of data. I continued down the road of coding and became a bioinformatician and then eventually jumped back and forth between bioinformatics and software development. Nowadays I tend to focus more on software development, but still love bioinformatics when the opporunity arises.

Outside of work I enjoy seeing new places and having as many experiences I can. My passion is gymnastics and I'll do a handstand any chance I get.

Projects I've worked on

Voters Voice Amendment website piloting the initiation and voting by individuals on federal and state law proposals, bypassing traditional legislative pathways

Voters Voice Amendment (VVA)

Software Engineer

The Voters Voice Amendment platform is a pilot webpage to simulate the initiation and voting by individuals on federal and state law proposals, bypassing traditional legislative pathways.

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57 West website for building Custom Stock Porfolios.

57 West

Software Engineer

Promotional webpage for 57 West Capital Advisors, designed to attract customers interested in fiduciary services and actively managed equity portfolios. Provides visitors with a smooth experience, easily connecting them with company info, contact options, and a detailed look at services offered.

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Mendelgen, site used for performing simulations of genetic assays such as DNA cloning or PCR.

Mendelgen

Bioinformatics Engineer

Mendelgen is an online sequence editing and manipulation tool, encompassing all essential features for simulating genetic experiments such as DNA digests, primer design, and translation features. My contributions to this innovative platform include developing the DNA cloning and PCR simulations, and enhancing Redux implementations to support these features.

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loc.gov website on the newspapers section for searching American archives.

Library of Congress

Software Engineer

The Library of Congress (LOC) webpage offers extensive web archives. I developed and maintained web applications to optimize user access to these archives, streamlining search functionalities and enhancing user experience.

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Copyright Recordation site for submitting and processing copyrights.

Copyright Recordation

Software Engineer

The U.S. Copyright Office's recordation webpage facilitates the filing and indexing of documents such as transfers of copyright ownership and notices of termination. Once indexed, these documents are available for public inspection.

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MD Anderson Cancer Center logo.

RPPA

Bioinformatics Engineer

Private web-based pipeline for MD Anderson Cancer Center's RPPA (Reverse Phase Protein Array) core, automating the analysis of protein levels in tumor tissue and cultured cells. This technology provides crucial insights for cancer research, drug development, and systems biology analyses.

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CRAVAT, Cancer-Related Analysis of Variants Toolkit, site for processing genome variants and their relation to cancer.

CRAVAT

Bioinformatics Engineer

CRAVAT (Cancer-Related Analysis of Variants Toolkit) is a comprehensive genomic analysis platform that streamlines the process of submitting large sets of genomic variants, such as single base substitutions and indels, for impact analysis, scoring, and annotation. The platform's interactive viewer allows users to identify and investigate potential pathogenic or cancer driving variants.

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MuPIT, Mutation Position Imaging Toolbox, site used for viewing proteins.

MuPIT

Bioinformatics Engineer

MuPIT (Mutation Position Imaging Toolbox) is an interactive web-based tool that maps human genomic coordinates to three-dimensional protein structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Users can easily visualize the spatial context of genomic variations by inputting genomic coordinates, PDB IDs, or features, and receive corresponding PDB positions, lists of features, or data for "painting" protein structures.

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Derek Gygax's portfolio website, showcasing his professional skills and abilities.

Portfolio

Software Engineer

Portfolio website to showcase my skills and abilities. Built with Next.js and TypeScript, and styled with Tailwind CSS. This framework boosts SEO and performance, streamlines design processes, and guarantees a cohesive user interface.