Dr. Pierre Bushel is a bioinformatician, computational biologist, and biomedical data scientist with leadership experience spanning academia, biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, and the U.S. federal government.
He holds a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from North Carolina State University, an M.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Long Island University-Brooklyn, and a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Bushel has served as manager, head, lead, and senior director of bioinformatics teams and held adjunct faculty appointments at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Duke University, and North Carolina Central University.
BlueWater Bioinformatics delivers consulting expertise built on four decades of experience in bioinformatics, computational biology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and biomedical research.
Work experience spans academia, pharmaceutical R&D, biotechnology, and federal research programs, with contributions to novel analytical methods, software platforms, custom pipelines, databases, and research technologies.
BlueWater Bioinformatics provides consultation and professional services to a wide range of small to medium businesses, academic labs, government entities, and consortia across various industries.
BlueWater Bioinformatic provides personalized, scientifically rigorous consulting services that help clients accelerate discovery, improve decision-making, and maximize the value of their data.
Clients truly appreciate BlueWater Bioinformatics' customized approach to biomedical research consulting and its commitment to their success.
Senior leadership and management without the commitment of a full-time hire.
Turn complex biomedical data into actionable scientific insights.
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Phone: (919) 219-9489
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Dr. Michael Sikes
North Carolina State University
Associate Professor
Coordinator of the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Concentration
Department of Biological Sciences
Pierre has been my bioinformatics collaborator for over a decade. We started working together when my lab moved in a new direction and beyond my experience with single gene interactions. As our story has matured Pierre has been both a font of information--patiently explaining and often re-explaining the analyses, their statistics and implications--and a real partner, suggesting new avenues of inquiry and co-authoring our work together. Pierre is certainly one of my best scientific resources.
Dr. Serena McCalla
iResearch Corporation - Founder and CEO
iResearch Institute - The Premier Science Research Program
"Invaluable mentorship and demonstrates what exceptional research entails."
Mentee: Chrysta Thomas
Oyster Bay High School junior
Earned top honors and 1st place in the Biomedical and Health Sciences category and top honors at the 2026 New York State Science and Engineering Fair. She qualified and competed in the May 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona.
iResearch Academy research project: Shaped by Signals: Leveraging Breast Cancer Nuclear Morphology to Elucidate Regulatory Pathways as Therapeutic Targets