Metabolon’s Integrated Bioinformatics Platform New Features Release: A Guide To Statistics For Non-Statisticians

Strategic Products Director

Joe Foster has over 15 years of experience in bioinformatics, spread across genomics, proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics. Joe currently serves as Metabolon’s Director of Strategic Products, helping shape the roadmap for the Integrated Bioinformatics Platform and developing Bioinformatics Professional Services that accelerate time to insight with metabolomics and multiomics data.

Prior to joining Metabolon, Joe has held a variety of positions across R&D, customer success, Sales Engineering and Business Development for prominent brands in the Life Sciences industry including, Affymetrix, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and DNAnexus. His career highlights include working with the NHS England Genomic Laboratory Hubs to implement Secure and Scalable Clinical Bioinformatics in the cloud and his work with UK Biobank and Our Future Health to deploy a best-in-class Trusted Research Environment. With a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Cambridge and the European Bioinformatics Institute, Joe brings a deep scientific foundation and a practical, results-focused approach to solving complex research challenges.

Global Field Metabolomics Manager at Metabolon

Dr. Heino M. Heyman is a seasoned Metabolomics professional with an accomplished career spanning over a decade. He embarked on his journey in 2010, utilizing metabolomics to expedite the discovery of active constituents in natural products and to enhance the understanding of resilient crops. In 2015, he joined the Integrative Omics team at Pacific Northwest National Lab, WA, where he broadened the application of metabolomics across diverse sectors, including human, microbial, plant, and soil metabolomics.

Following his postdoctoral studies, he transitioned to the industry, joining Bruker Scientific as a Metabolomics Applications Specialist. He excelled in promoting and demonstrating solutions using sophisticated ion-mobility mass spectrometry instrumentation. In 2020, he joined Metabolon, deepening his involvement in translational science informed by metabolomics. Since 2023, he has been leading a team of metabolomics specialists as Global Metabolomics Application Lead, elevating the metabolomics experience for clients at Metabolon.