Lead preliminary work for reconstruction of genome database in AWS RDS

Designed, implemented, and executed computational approach of Oxford Nanopore Sequencing in R and Python to achieve multimillion dollar major company milestone with Japanese collaborator.Initiated collaboration between bioinformatics and clinical teams to use big data to assist in patient recruitment, developing R Shiny application to interactively guide senior officials.Under guidance of statistical biophysicist to implement linear mixed modeling and other statistical approaches.

Programmed and launched dynamic website on top of preexisting culture collection PostgreSQL database in R Shiny with incorporation of sequencing provider Python API, providing accessible data science functionality to entire research and development team.Advanced quality control of metagenomic sequencing data (2,000+ metagenomes) via shell pipeline on HPC environmentDeveloped R&D-wide complex heatmap that played an important role in showcasing efforts to Gates Foundation which later became a partner and multimillion dollar investor

Implemented machine learning approach in Python to classify microscope slide sub-images as retina and not retina using convolutional neural networksOrchestrated semi-automatic literature curation from 9,000+ PubMed abstracts using R and created Shiny server app for manual curationFamiliarity with RNA-Seq through company RNA-Seq pipeline

• Provide computer support to the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, including logging calls, troubleshooting technical issues, and imaging computers

Analyzed 3,165 homelessness cases along with matched controls through PheWAS framework in R from electronic health records, utilizing logistic regression under Dr. Cosmin A. BejanFirst author poster publication accepted for AMIA 2018 Informatics Summit in San Francisco

● Research Experience Topic: Temperature Dependent Absorbance Bands of Water and Saline Solutions» Employed UV/visible spectroscopy to determine water and saline temperatures for potential use in non-invasive devices for measuring brain temperature

● Research Experience Topic: Intelligent Microtome» Assisted in programming filter wheel designed for the Intelligent Microtome instrument for the purpose of using spectroscopy to study the physiological processes of organs