Please see my Google Scholar page for a list of my publications!
Education:
- PhD Bioinformatics Data Science, University of Delaware, Aug. 2018 – May 2023
- Research on gene regulatory networks, transcriptomic data analysis, and stochastic modelling of cell populations
- Several publications in journals and conference proceedings
- President of Bioinformatics Student Association, 2021-2022
- Teacher's Assistant for SCEN101 Physical Science class, Fall 2021
- GPA: 3.97/4.00
- BA Economics, New York University, Sept. 2012 – May 2016
- Joint Minor in Computer Science and Mathematics
- Heavily quantitative Economics coursework, with a focus on modelling and data science
- Worked part-time in the university tech support department
- Worked as a research assistant in the Economics department
- GPA: 3.06/4.00
Work Experience:
- Staff Bioinformatics Scientist, University of Pennsylvania, June 2023 – present
- Modeling circadian patterns in gene expression
- Programming in R, Julia, and Matlab
- Analysis of transcriptomic datasets (mostly RNA-seq and microarray)
- Bioinformatics Programmer, Birtwistle Lab (Clemson University), Mar. 2017 – Jul. 2018
- Systems biology research, using systems of ODEs to model cell signaling pathways related to proliferation, apoptosis, and cancer
- Translating code from Matlab to Python, implementing code in HPC environment
- Research was eventually published in Nature Communications
- Data Analyst, Ubimo, Aug. 2016 – Mar. 2017
- Collecting, cleaning, and analyzing large amounts of raw data to look for useful business insights
- Programming in Python and SQL, working with BigQuery, MySQL and Microsoft Excel databases
- Research Assistant, NYU Economics Department, June 2015 – June 2016
- Working for Professors Thomas Sargent and George Hall, researching economic issues related to the American Revolution
- Writing programs in Python to clean and analyze financial data from Excel spreadsheets
- Translating code from Matlab to Python
- AV Technician, NYU Tech Support, Jan. 2015 – May 2016
- Setting up and fixing classroom technology for use by the professors
- Working with video cameras and sound systems, troubleshooting basic PC problems
- Custodian and Produce Clerk, ACME Markets, May 2010 – Aug. 2014
- Worked at this supermarket in high school and during breaks in college
- Janitorial work, attending to the parking lot, chopping fruits and vegetables, bagging groceries, etc.
- Although I did not learn any technical skills at this job, it had an invaluable effect on my character and work ethic as a teenager
Volunteer Work and Military Service:
- Marine Science Technician (reservist), US Coast Guard, June 2017 – Oct. 2023
- Enforcement of maritime environmental laws, including boarding of cargo ships, inspections of port facilities, and investigation of pollution incidents
- Fall 2017 deployment to Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey
- 2020 deployment in response to COVID-19 pandemic
- ESL Teacher, Catholic Charities of New York, Oct. 2016 – June 2017
- Taught English classes at CCNY's International Center
Skills:
- Programming
- Advanced / professional level: Python, R, Matlab, SQL
- Some experience with: Julia, Java, HTML/CSS/Javascript
- Experience with MySQL and BigQuery databases
- Experience working in command line Linux/Unix/HPC environments
- Data Science
- 9 years of professional experience
- Applications ranging from biology to economics/finance
- General knowledge of machine learning, from linear regression to deep learning with neural nets
- Experience with the usual data science libraries (numpy, scipy, pandas, pytorch, etc)
- Biology
- 7 years of research experience, focusing on bioinformatics and computational biology
- Grad school research on gene regulatory networks and stochastic models of cell populations
- Currently working on modeling circadian rhythms in gene expression
- Several publications in journals and conference proceedings
- Teaching
- Volunteer experience teaching English classes at Catholic Charities of NY
- Teacher's Assistant for SCEN101 Physical Science class while in grad school
- In my free time I make educational Youtube videos about bioinformatics and computational biology
