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I'm Justice Ohene Amofa — an Applied Bioinformatician at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana. My work bridges genomics, machine learning, and public health, with a focus on transforming infectious disease data into actionable insights that drive policy decisions across Africa.

I specialize in whole-genome sequencing pipelines, amplicon analysis, and pathogen surveillance for cholera, TB, Klebsiella, and AMR organisms. My expertise spans bioinformatics pipeline development, LLM engineering, software engineering, and cheminformatics for drug discovery.

As a Nextflow Ambassador at Seqera Labs, I promote pipeline adoption, organize community events, and train the next generation of African bioinformaticians through programs like Africa CDC and H3ABioNet.

What I Do

🧬
Bioinformatics & Genomics
Build and design WGS and amplicon analysis pipelines for pathogen surveillance — cholera, TB, Klebsiella, AMR. Nextflow, Bactopia, Cholgen, GISAID.
🤖
Machine Learning & AI
Deep learning, LLM engineering, computer vision and NLP applied to biomedical and public health challenges. PyTorch, TensorFlow, AlphaFold.
🏗️
Software Engineering
Full-stack web and mobile applications, REST APIs, databases, inventory systems and LMS platforms. MERN, Django, Flutter, FastAPI.
⚗️
Drug Discovery & Cheminformatics
Molecular docking, DFT calculations, structural biology and computational drug design. AutoDock Vina, Schrödinger, Gaussian, PyMOL.

Testimonials

👨‍💼
Derek Djede
Founder, Trestle Academy
"Justice was hired to create a corporate identity. We were very pleased with the work done. He has a lot of experience and is very concerned about the needs of clients."
★★★★★
👩‍🔬
Wonders A. Aggor
Director, Trestle Academy
"If you want anything concerned with software development, do not hesitate to contact him. He is the right guy. Kudos 😁"
★★★★★
👨‍🏫
Dr. Justice Appati
Lecturer, Dept. Computer Science, UG
"Mobile App Development has been the constraint ever in this company, and ever since Justice started freelancing for us, he made everything simpler by showing us Flutter."
★★★★★
👩‍💻
Rita Forson
Collaborator
"We were very pleased with the work done. He has a lot of experience and is very concerned about the needs of clients. Very professional and reliable."
★★★★★

Partners & Affiliations

Education

2018 — 2023
BSc Computer Science
University of Ghana, Legon
Key subjects: AI, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Embedded Systems, Mobile App Development, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Image Processing. Completed a mini-project integrating learned skills.
2023 — 2025
BSc Health Science
University of the People, Pasadena, CA, USA
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Sequence Analysis, Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modelling, Health Policy. Full scholarship — $7,400.
2015 — 2018
WASSCE — General Business
Accra Academy Secondary School
West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.

Experience

2022 — Present
Applied Bioinformatician
🏥 NMIMR, University of Ghana
  • Developed Flux Inventory System for the Genomics & Bioinformatics Core Facility
  • Analyses cholera, TB, Klebsiella, AMR pathogens for public health surveillance
  • Develops WGS and amplicon sequencing pipelines; facilitates Africa CDC training programs
2023 — 2024
LLM Engineer
🇬🇧 USQRD & Omnitech Solutions, London (Remote)
  • Developed and optimized large language models for diverse applications
  • Integrated LLMs into existing systems; led data preprocessing and feature engineering
2023 — 2024
Data Engineer
🇨🇭 Trestle Academy, 4th IR (Accra / Zurich)
  • Designed and maintained software applications; implemented statistical models
  • Visualization tools for data storytelling; version control for analytical scripts
Internship
Research Intern — Computational Chemistry
🔬 Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, Accra
  • DFT analysis of organic reactions; Gaussian, Spartan, Avogadro, ChemDraw

Technical Skills

Software Engineering85%
Bioinformatics & Genomics82%
Machine Learning & AI78%
Cheminformatics70%
Data Engineering75%
Cloud & HPC72%
Bioinformatics Tools
Nextflow / NfCoreSnakemakeBactopia Bacpage / CholgenGISAIDQiime2 DESeq2SeekDeepGalaxy HarmonizationMamba / Conda
Programming & Frameworks
PythonRRust BashC++PHP MATLABGroovy MERN StackDjangoFlask FlutterFastAPI
ML / Cheminformatics
PyTorchTensorFlowScikit-learn KERASAlphaFold AutoDock VinaPyMOLGaussian SchrödingerChimeraXVMD
Cloud & HPC
DockerSingularityHPC Clusters AWS S3LENGAUTesla V100 PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQL
Flux Inventory
Bioinformatics · Web App
🗂️ Flux Inventory System
Scientific inventory management for NMIMR — tracks reagent stock, prevents depletion, and ensures operational continuity across the Genomics Core Facility.
TB Detection
Bioinformatics · Streamlit
🫁 TB Detection App
TB detection application via genomic sequencing — part of the GSB Africa program at NMIMR for training students in bioinformatics-based TB analysis.
PANGenS
Web Platform · Genomics
🌍 PANGenS Web Platform
Built and manages the PANGenS consortium website and LMS — free genomics surveillance training for Pan-Africa Network members.
ETL Pipeline
Data Engineering · AWS
📊 GoodReads ETL Pipeline
Real-time data pipeline ingesting GoodReads API data to AWS S3 with Spark ETL jobs scheduled in Airflow every 10 minutes.
Cholegen
Pipeline · Genomics
🦠 NMIMR Cholegen Analyzer
Automated cholera pathogen analysis pipeline — updated Bacpage build tailored for NMIMR. Being developed into a web app.
Breast Cancer
Machine Learning
🎗️ Breast Cancer Classification
ML model for breast cancer classification using clinical and genomic features — early detection and diagnostic support tool.
Travel
Web Application
✈️ Afriyovos Travel & Tour
Full-featured travel and tour web application for a Ghanaian travel agency, built with modern web technologies.
MsFlava
Web Application
💄 MsFlava Makeup
E-commerce and portfolio website for a makeup artist brand, built with full product showcase and contact system.
Covid Tracker
Web App · Data Viz
🦠 Covid-19 Tracker
Real-time COVID-19 tracking dashboard with global statistics, charts, and country-level breakdowns.