Manuel Gil

Manuel Gil is a Researcher at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), affiliated with the School of Life Sciences and Facility Management and the Institute of Computational Life Sciences. His work focuses on computational methods in bioinformatics, including ancestral sequence reconstruction, multiple sequence alignment, and semantic integration of biological databases. He leads projects such as computational literature-based drug discovery for natural products and the development of tools like ProPIP and ARPIP.

His research interests span evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics software development, and semantic querying of biomedical data. Notable contributions include advancing indel-aware phylogenetic analysis and enabling semantic access to federated bioinformatics databases through projects like Bio-SODA.

Publications emphasize methodological advancements in sequence alignment, ancestral reconstruction, and knowledge graph applications in biomedicine. Collaborations include work with institutions like the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and involvement in international conferences on text and data mining.