Curriculum Vitae
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2020 - 2026
Ph.D. in Population Biology
University of California Davis, CA
2018 - 2020
M.Sc. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of California Los Angeles, CA
2014 - 2018
B.Sc. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Professional Experience
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Genomics Data Scientist (PhD Intern)
Regeneron Genetics Center, Tarrytown, NY
- Analyzed large-scale multiomic datasets using advanced bioinformatics tools and statistical models
- Performed proteomic deconvolution of UK Biobank data to identify immune cell-type signatures in autoimmune diseases
- Created custom phenotypes for GWAS meta-analyses by integrating epidemiological and immunological data
- Conducted GWAS to explore genetic mechanisms in inflammatory conditions
- Presented results to a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians
Sept 2020 – Present
Graduate Research Associate
University of California Davis
- Built tuberculosis case-control assignment algorithms from 50+ clinical variables
- Applied Random Forest and Logistic Regression to predict TB progression from 1000+ patient samples
- Annotated pathogenic variants for the CAAPA Consortium
- Performed single-cell RNA-seq on PBMCs from TB cohort
Sept 2023 – Present
Teaching Assistant: Computational Genomics
University of California Davis
- Facilitated advanced genetics course with 25 PhD students
- Developed instructional materials and hosted weekly coding sessions
Sept 2022 – Apr 2023
Visiting Scholar
Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
- Led a 2-month fieldwork expedition collecting blood, saliva, and biometric data
- Developed data harmonization pipelines for accurate longitudinal tracking
Technical Proficiencies
Programming Languages
PythonBashRMarkdownC++Linux Shell ScriptingUNIX
Fields of Expertise
BioinformaticsComputational BiologyEvolutionary GenomicsStatistical Genetics
Selected Publications
Strong effect of demographic changes on Tuberculosis susceptibility in South Africa
Oyageshio, O. P., Myrick, J. W., Saayman, J., van der Westhuizen, L., Al-Hindi, D. R., Reynolds, A. W., ... & Henn, B. M.
PLOS Global Public Health (2024), 4(7), e0002643.
Epidemiological correlates of overweight and obesity in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Smith, M. H., Myrick, J. W., Oyageshio, O.P., Uren, C., Saayman, J., Boolay, S., ... & Reynolds, A. W.
PeerJ (2023), 11, e14723.