Publications: please see my Google Scholar page

Education:

• PhD Bioinformatics Data Science, University of Delaware, Aug. 2018 – May 2023
• Research on gene regulatory networks, transcriptomic data analysis, and stochastic modeling of cell populations
• Several publications. Here's one I'm particularly proud of: free pre-print here, published version here
• 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
• Heavily quantitative Economics coursework, with a focus on math modeling and data analysis
• Joint Minor in Computer Science and Mathematics
• 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 rythms in gene expression and metabolism
• Programming in R and Julia
• Analysis of transcriptomic (RNA-seq, microarray) and metabolomic datasets
• Development of new statistical methods for rhythm analysis


• 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, Julia, Matlab, SQL
• Some experience with: Java, HTML/CSS/Javascript
• Experience with MySQL and BigQuery databases
• Experience working in command line Linux/Unix/HPC environments
• Data Science
• 10 years of professional experience writing code to analyze data
• Applications ranging from biology to economics/finance
• General knowledge of machine learning, from linear regression to deep learning with neural nets
• Solid understanding of statistics
• Experience with the usual data analysis / ML libraries (numpy, scipy, pandas, matplotlib, pytorch, sklearn, etc)
• Biology
• 8 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 and metabolism
• 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
• Taught two Python-for-Biologists workshops: one in-person at my grad school, and one on Zoom for a university in Pakistan that invited me
• Sometimes teach weekend seminar classes about computational biology at Fractal University, a community-based proto-university in NYC
• In my free time I make educational Youtube videos about bioinformatics and computational biology