#  Joshua Marc Korn 

2010 PhD Graduate in Biophysics

Executive Director, Data Science, Novartis Inc.

 

 

 



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**Dissertation Title:** Copy Number Variation in the Human Genome: Tools, Methods, and Applications to Disease

**PhD Dissertation Advisor:** Dr. David Altshuler, Dept. of Genetics/ Harvard Medical School; Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT.

Josh has been doing oncology bioinformatics for Biomedical Research at Novartis for the full 15 years since being awarded his PhD. He is now an Executive Director, Data Science. Along with his job, his amazing children keep him busy, along with board games, video games, Ultimate frisbee, and various other activities.



 

 

 





 

 

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