Joel R. Sevinsky, Ph.D. is an expert in applied bioinformatics and public health microbiology. He has several decades of experience utilizing advanced technologies to tackle challenges in cancer biology, biomarker identification, environmental and industrial microbiology, and pathogen genomics. The past 10 years have seen Joel take aim at transforming public health and infectious disease surveillance through innovative implementation of NGS and bioinformatics technologies. During a three-year tenure at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, he led several initiatives to build NGS testing and bioinformatics capacity at the state, regional, and national levels. In 2019, Joel’s ambitions to impact public health exceeded his role as a government scientist, resulting in the formation of Theiagen Genomics. Theiagen Genomics now provides advanced bioinformatics solutions for pathogen genomics to several dozen laboratories both nationally and internationally.