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Greater Memphis Area

Analyze and curate biomedical data, such as next-generation sequencing experiments, biological pathway databases, and clinically relevant genetic variants. Propose projects to interested clients.

Greater San Diego Area

Analyze and curate biomedical data, such as next-generation sequencing experiments, biological pathway databases, and clinical relevant genetic variants. Propose projects to interested clients. Manage bioinformatics staff.

Greater San Diego Area

Analyze and curate biomedical data, such as next-generation sequencing experiments, biological pathway databases, and clinically relevant genetic variants.

Southaven, MS

Analyzed biomedical data for clients, including next-generation sequencing experiments and microarrays.1) Detected differentially expressed genes in Affymetrix microarray experiments.2) Detected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions/deletions (indels) in Ion Torrent sequencing experments.3) Analyzed ChIP-seq data to detect peaks and novel.

Memphis, TN

Analyzed genome sequencing and genotyping data sets as a member of Jinghui Zhang's research laboratory in Computational Biology.1) Detected influenza mutations involved in adaptation from birds to mammals;2) Identified DNA copy number variants involved in brain tumors and solid tumors;3) Developed methods to detect sample contamination in multiplexed.

Memphis, TN

Provided bioinformatics services to hospital faculty and managed a staff of 11 scientists and programmers. Assigned research projects, assisted staff with analysis methods, planned group budget, recruited new staff, reviewed manuscripts, gave public presentations, served on advisory committees, and analyzed data.1) Detected peaks and affected genes in.

Memphis, TN

Assisted faculty members with research needs in bioinformatics.1) Assembled data from public sources for a gene annotation database;2) Developed a parallel-processing version of the protein interaction prediction program Scansite and made it web-accessible;3) Developed a program to convert LC/MS data to a 2D graphical image for peak processing by.

Cambridge, MA

Wrote bioinformatics software and provided bioinformatics support for affiliated departments.1) Developed software called Scansite for predicting phosphoprotein interactions important in cancer biology using data derived from oriented peptide library experiments;2) Installed and maintained the Scansite server hardware and software (Red Hat Linux 7.3 on a.

Waltham, MA

Studied structural features of electron transfer proteins by multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).1) Synthesized the gene for adrenodoxin, a 13 kDa iron-sulfur protein, using molecular biology techniques;2) Taught rotation students and other lab members how to make mutations and purify proteins;3) Grew and purified uniformly 15N-labeled.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Biochemistry

Bachelor Of Arts, Liberal Studies