Dana Alegre is Lenovo’s Solution Architect in the HPC Life Sciences vertical leading the Lenovo Genomics Optimization and Scalability Tool (GOAST) team. GOAST works to enable research through optimizing genomics workflows on Lenovo hardware. She has been asking and answering biological questions by analyzing next generation sequencing data, first in the Genomics Core at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and at the Center for Quantitative Life Sciences at Oregon State University. Collaborating with dozens of groups conducting genomics and bioinformatics research over the years, has resulted in publications in Science and Nucleic Acids Research. Her professional accomplishments include developing a bioinformatics pipeline to support the Oregon Health Authority’s efforts to identify and monitor variants in wastewater to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
