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