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Monah Abou Alezz, PhD

Postdoctoral researcher | Senior computational biologist | Trainer.

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Monah Abou Alezz, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher · Senior Computational Biologist · Workshop Trainer

About Me

I am a senior computational biologist at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (TIGET) in Milan, Italy, where I develop computational solutions that advance gene and cell therapy research. My work sits at the intersection of biology, data science, and medicine—transforming complex multi-omics datasets into actionable insights that drive therapeutic innovation.

With 7+ years of experience in bioinformatics, I specialize in building reproducible pipelines for genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and single-cell analyses. I am passionate about bridging the gap between raw data and biological discovery, and I thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary research environments.

Beyond research, I am dedicated to scientific education—having delivered 30+ workshops worldwide through The Carpentries and major research institutions including Harvard, the CDC, Genentech, and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).

What I Do

Research & Analysis

  • Multi-omics data integration (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics)
  • Single-cell RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and ATAC-seq analysis
  • Machine learning for biomarker discovery and predictive modeling
  • Pipeline development for reproducible, scalable analyses

Teaching & Training

  • International bioinformatics workshops and courses
  • R programming and data visualization training
  • Cloud computing for genomics (AWS)

Software Development

  • GencoDymo2 – GENCODE annotation analysis
  • NatChat – LLM-powered literature exploration

Selected Highlights

  • 10+ publications in high-impact journals including Nature Communications, Nature Cell Biology, EMBO Journal, and Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • 30+ international workshops delivered across Europe, USA, and Saudi Arabia
  • 8 graduate students supervised (MSc and BSc)
  • 3 open-source R packages published for the bioinformatics community
  • James Taylor Fellowship recipient (Galaxy Community Conference 2021)
  • Best Poster Prize at EMBL-EMBO Symposium: The Non-Coding Genome

Current Interests

  • Gene and cell therapy optimization
  • Disease modeling through computational approaches
  • Multi-omics integration and systems biology
  • Single-cell analysis workflows
  • Machine learning for therapeutic response prediction
  • Data visualization for high-dimensional datasets
  • Scientific education and curriculum development

Let’s Connect

I’m always open to collaborations, consulting opportunities, and discussions about bioinformatics, data science, or science education.

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