Jekyll2026-09-24T15:42:13+00:00https://ferdinand-popp.github.io/feed.xmlFerdinand PoppBuilding machine learning methods on multi-omics and clinical data to generate actionable insights for cancer patients. PhD candidate, Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) & Heidelberg University.Ferdinand Poppferdinand.popp@proton.meTelomereHunter2 published in Bioinformatics Advances2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:002026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00https://ferdinand-popp.github.io/news/2026/04/01/telomerehunter2-publishedMy first-author paper, “TelomereHunter2: improved in silico telomere analysis
software for precision oncology and single-cell studies”,
is out in Bioinformatics Advances. Code is on
GitHub.]]>Ferdinand Poppferdinand.popp@proton.meGraph ML review published in British Journal of Cancer2024-07-01T00:00:00+00:002024-07-01T00:00:00+00:00https://ferdinand-popp.github.io/news/2024/07/01/bjc-review-published“Graph machine learning for integrated multi-omics analysis: genetics and genomics”
is out in British Journal of Cancer, co-authored with N.A. Valous, I. Zörnig,
D. Jäger and P. Charoentong.]]>Ferdinand Poppferdinand.popp@proton.meStarted my PhD at DKFZ2023-10-01T00:00:00+00:002023-10-01T00:00:00+00:00https://ferdinand-popp.github.io/news/2023/10/01/phd-startedBegan the International PhD Program in Applied Bioinformatics (Prof. Brors) at the
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University, supported by a
Helmholtz PhD Fellowship. Working on molecular alteration prediction for the
INFORM Molecular Tumor Board and Liquid Biopsy cohorts.]]>Ferdinand Poppferdinand.popp@proton.meBioCypher published in Nature Biotechnology2023-08-01T00:00:00+00:002023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00https://ferdinand-popp.github.io/news/2023/08/01/biocypher-publishedCo-authored “Democratizing knowledge representation with BioCypher”,
published in Nature Biotechnology. I implemented the framework for use at the
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg.]]>Ferdinand Poppferdinand.popp@proton.me