Elisabetta Galatola
Senior Software Developer
About
Elisabetta is a Senior Software Developer and Project Owner with a background in Applied Bioinformatics and (Cellular and Molecular) Biology. She supports research activities of the Parasites and Microbes (PaM) programme by troubleshooting bioinformatics issues, developing PaM Informatics tools and leading agile teams to delivery.
Career Overview
During her undergraduate studies, Elisabetta got introduced to bioinformatics through an internship at the IRCCS Candiolo Cancer Institute, which motivated her to pursue an MSc in Applied Bioinformatics. After graduating, she began working at the Wellcome Sanger Institute (in PaM Informatics) as a Bioinformatics Support Engineer, where she was responsible for troubleshooting pipeline issues, developing scripts, and working with Docker.
In 2022, she switched into full-stack Software Development, contributing to several projects focused on the sharing and monitoring of genomic data (core stack: Python, React, Svelte, SQL and noSQL databases, Kubernetes).
In 2024 she got promoted to Senior Software Developer and started leading a number of internal projects.
Main apps
- Shelf – internal, user-friendly, micro-services-based platform designed for tracking and managing genomics data generated on Sanger’s high-performance compute (HPC) system
- Monocle – web application intended for sharing genomic data (click here)
- Team websites – custom websites for scientific teams (e.g. click here)
My timeline
Senior Software Developer (PaM Informatics), Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
Developer within the Monarch Team (PaM Informatics), Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
Developer within the Monocle Team (PaM Informatics), Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
MSc in Applied Bioinformatics, Cranfield University, UK
Bioinformatics Support Engineer, Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
BSc in Biological Sciences (Cellular and Molecular Biology), Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy
NGS Data Analyst Intern, Candiolo Cancer Institute IRCCS, Italy