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PhD in Genomics | NGS Analysis | Population Genetics | Bioinformatics

Profile Summary

I am a PhD-trained genomicist with experience in next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis, population genetics, genome annotation, and statistical analysis. I work with academic laboratories, graduate students, and biotech teams to analyze genomic datasets, interpret results, develop commercial genetic tests, and prepare publication-ready figures and methods sections. My expertise includes variant calling and QC, population genetic statistics, comparative genomics, and reproducible analysis workflows in R and Python. I am fluent in both English and Spanish and place a strong emphasis on clear communication, rigor, and transparency throughout the analytical process.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Gene & Protein Expression Analysis
• ☆ Structural Bioinformatics
• ☆ Personal Training

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Processing

Work Experience

Company Founder

PyType Laboratorio

February 2025 - Present

Education

PhD (Redpath Museum)

McGill University

July 2017 - Present

MSc

McGill University

January 2015 - January 2017

BSc Biology

Vancouver Island University

January 2007 - January 2013

Certifications

• Applied Basic Science

  McGill University

  January 2023 - Present

Publications

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Alan Garcia-Elfring, Antoine Paccard, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2025). Genomics of freshwater adaptation in threespine stickleback from eastern Canada .

Alan Garcia-Elfring, Heather L. Roffey, Jaren M. Abergas, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2024). GTP cyclohydrolase II(gch2) and axanthism in ball pythons: a new vertebrate model for pterin-based pigmentation .

Alan Garcia-Elfring, Antoine Paccard, Timothy J. Thurman, Ben A. Wasserman, Eric P. Palkovacs, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2020). Using seasonal genomic changes to understand historical adaptation: parallel selection on stickleback in highly-variable estuaries .

Alan Garcia-Elfring, Heather L. Roffey, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2020). A nonsense mutation inTFECis the likely cause of the recessive piebald phenotype in ball pythons (Python regius) .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alan García‐Elfring, Heather L. Roffey, Jaren M. Abergas, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2025). GTP cyclohydrolase II (gch2) and axanthism in ball pythons: A new vertebrate model for pterin‐based pigmentation . Animal Genetics.

Alan Garcia‐Elfring, Heather L. Roffey, Jaren M. Abergas, Jurgen Wuyts, Andrew P. Hendry, Athanasia C. Tzika, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2025). A Ball Python Colour Morph Implicates MC1R in Melanophore–Xanthophore Distribution and Pattern Formation . Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research.

Alan Garcia-Elfring, Christina E. Sabin, Anna L. Iouchmanov, Heather L. Roffey, Sukhada P. Samudra, Aaron J. Alcala, Rida S. Osman, James D. Lauderdale, Andrew P. Hendry, Douglas B. Menke, et al. (2023). Piebaldism and chromatophore development in reptiles are linked to the tfec gene . Current Biology.

Alan Garcia‐Elfring, Antoine Paccard, Timothy J. Thurman, Ben A. Wasserman, Eric P. Palkovacs, Andrew P. Hendry, Rowan D. H. Barrett (2021). Using seasonal genomic changes to understand historical adaptation to new environments: Parallel selection on stickleback in highly‐variable estuaries . Molecular Ecology.