Rajendra K. Labala

About Rajendra K. Labala

I have 16+ years of experience driving multi-omics strategy, scalable NGS workflows, and high-performance computational teams discovery, translational, and clinical research. My expertise spans single-cell (10x, PacBio Iso-Seq, ScaleBio) and spatial transcriptomics (Xenium, Visium, MERSCOPE), CITE-seq and VDJ (TCR/BCR), long- and short-read genomics (PacBio, ONT, Illumina), long-read RNA-seq (PacBio SMRT/Revio), epigenomics (scATAC, WGBS, RRBS, ChIP-seq), metagenomics, proteomics, and integrative analyses across oncology, immunology, circadian biology, and complex disease systems.I lead and mentor bioinformaticians while personally architecting production grade workflows using Nextflow, Docker, HPC, R, Python, Shiny, and ML approaches. My work bridges robustt pipeline engineering with deep biological interpretation-supporting experimental design, data strategy, platform evaluation, and impactful decision making across cross-functional R&D teams.With 27+ peer reviewed publications, I have a strong track record of supporting high-level investigative research, advancing scientific programms, building bioinformatics infrastructure, optimizing analysis workflows, and partnering with wet-lab, clinical, and computational groups to deliver reproducible, scalable, and cost-effective analysis solutions.

Experience

1. Bioinformatics Scientist (Us)

   Medgenome

   May 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Analyze and interpret diverse NGS datasets across transcriptomics (Bulk RNA-Seq, Single-cell (CITE-Seq, TCR/BCR, ATAC Multiome, Perturb-seq), Spatial profiling (Visium, HD, Xenium), PacBio Iso-Seq (bulk and single-cell)), genomics (WGS, WES, variant analysis), and epigenomics (WGBS, ATAC-Seq, ChIP-Seq/CUT & RUN), etc. with using R for custom analyses and data visualization, and shell for automation and occasional Python for specialized tasks- Provide scientific and technical support, delivering detailed data interpretation for internal teams and external clients, and ensuring clear communication of complex bioinformatics findings- Develop and execute custom analysis projects like, neoepitope prediction and TMB workflows for mouse tumor models, non-model TCR/BCR NGS data analysis, RNA-Seq quantification and annotation pipelines for non-model organisms, management of targeted panel data like TSO500, custom panels, to support cancer genomics initiatives, etc- Manage projects including workflow design, troubleshooting, supervising a team of expert bioinformaticians, client interactions and presentations, and quality control to ensure robust and reproducible results- Cross-functional collaboration with research/wet-lab scientists, project managers, sales teams, and clients to tailor analyses to project needs and deliver actionable insights.

Education

• Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

  Master's degree, Bioinformatics

• Berhampur University

  Bachelor's degree, Zoology/Animal Biology

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV

  High School Diploma, Science

• KAZI NAZRUL UNIVERSITY, ASANSOL

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Animal Sciences

Skills

• Statistics
• Asp.net
• Perl
• Molecular Dynamics
• Bioinformatics
• Genome Analysis
• Database Design
• Computational Biology
• Data Analysis
• Pattern Recognition
• Sequence Analysis
• R
• Genomics
• Python
• Mysql
• Bioperl
• Machine Learning
• Ngs