Summary
Motivated and productive scientist with a diverse skill set. Experience in next-generation sequencing analysis, image processing, mathematical modeling, software development, and applied machine learning.
Education
| Western Governors University
M.S., Data Analytics…………………………………………………………………… 2018 (expected) Washington State University Ph.D., Molecular Biology……………………………………………………………. 2018 (expected) B.S., Biochemistry……………………………………………………………………………………… 2013 B.S., Neuroscience……………………………………………………………………………………… 2013 B.S., Biology………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2013 Data Science, Machine Learning, and Software Development Deep Learning (5 courses)……………………………………….. Deeplearning.ai via Coursera Machine Learning Specialization (5 courses)…………… U. of Washington via Coursera General Machine Learning (1 course)………………………………….. Stanford via Coursera Data Analyst Nanodegree (7 courses)………………………………………………………. Udacity Genomic Data Science (8 courses)…………………………….. Johns Hopkins via Coursera Data Science Specialization (10 courses)……………………. Johns Hopkins via Coursera Mastering Software Development in R (4 courses)……… Johns Hopkins via Coursera Android App Development (4 courses)………………………… Vanderbilt U. via Coursera Front End Web Development Certification…………………………………. Free Code Camp Unique Professional Training Super Res. Microscopy (SIM, iPALM) ….. Howard Hughes Med. Inst. (Ashburn, VA) |
Experience
Research Assistant
Laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Jones, Washington State U. …….. (2014-Present)
- Cut analysis times for still and time-lapse microscopy analyses (>100x)
- Created software and statistical simulations to analyze conventional and super-resolution microscopy data
- Trained graduate students and faculty on instruments and software
Teaching Assistant
Microbiology/Molecular Biology TA, Washington State U. …. (2016-Present)
- Created a web app to automatically deliver students real-time feedback on heir lab reports
- Lectured, graded lab reports and notebooks
Mathematical Biology Intern
Laboratory of Dr. Mark Dybdahl, Washington State U. ………….. (2010-2013)
- Identified the evolutionary endpoints of a host-parasite relationship by mathematically modeling co-evolution and ecology
Skills
- Tidyverse
- ggplot2
- Plotly
- Tableau
- Shiny
- Python
- SQL
- Java
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- C++
- Bash
- Time-lapse microscopy
- Git
- Particle tracking
- Image segmentation
- Colocalization
- ImageJ
- Monte Carlo simulations
- Agent-based modeling
- Microsoft Office
- Scientific writing
Groups & Associations
- AAAS, ACS, Phi Beta Kappa
Spoken Languages
- Basic understanding of French, English (native), Spanish (ok)
