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Program Director

Division of Genome Sciences

Education

B.Sc. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2004

Ph.D. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2011

Biography

Dr. Idan Gabdank joined the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Division of Genome Sciences as a program director in 2024. He is a strong advocate for open and reproducible science adhering to the FAIR principles. Dr. Gabdank is a part of NHGRI team overseeing the Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) and Computational Genomics and Data Science Program (CGDS) team.

Prior to joining the NHGRI, Dr. Gabdank lead a group of scientists responsible for coordination, curation, uniform processing and sharing of the data generated by the IGVF and ENCODE consortia.

Dr. Gabdank received a Ph.D in bioinformatics from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and completed postdoctoral research fellowship at Stanford University.

Last updated: August 23, 2024