Michael Bray Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

• Oversee, review, and provide critiques on clinical control trials, observational study designs, protocols, and manuscripts• Train and mentor research staff on returning clinical and genetic risk profiles to research participants who smoke cigarettes, focusing on their predisposition of lung cancer

• Teach a multi-semester capstone course leading and directing genetic counseling students through their projects, including obtaining IRB approval, fine-tuning their study designs, curating their statistical analysis plans, and editing their scientific manuscripts and research proposals involving quantitative and qualitative studies• Teach a semester-long course on advanced genetic techniques, including whole exome sequencing, next-generation sequencing, and gene nomenclature

• Develop and validate diagnostic algorithms to identify over 1000 individuals at risk of rare genetic conditions using structured and unstructured data from EHR data (disease frequencies: 1 in 50,000 to 200,000)• Utilize R to develop scalable code for data cleaning, analysis, and the creation of advanced graphical representations• Collaborate with the data science team in the software development and maintenance of ThinkGenetic's proprietary software packages that used large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI)• Collaborate with study teams, vendors, and other stakeholders to advance study objectives and provide input to clinical data management deliverables to meet project milestones, timelines, and deadlines• Actively adapt and adjust priorities when working on multiple concurrent projects to ensure timely and quality completion of assigned tasks

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Provided genetic counseling to patients with high-risk pregnancies with complex indications• Wrote consultation notes, navigated Epic EMRs, and reviewed claims data• Navigated telehealth services to ensure maximal outreach for patients • Determined appropriate genetic testing options, ordered genetic tests, and communicated results to patients

• Provided genetic counseling to patients and families with diverse indications including cancer, pediatrics, and prenatal subspecialties

• Developed and deployed scalable quality control pipelines for cleaning and imputing all in-house as well as new genetic datasets (>15 in total), including those from the UK Biobank using Linux shell scripting and R• Evaluated the clinical utility of polygenic risk scores for smoking and mental health using de-identified EHR data• Bridged collaborations between research groups from internal and external institutions• Mentored and trained graduate students and research analysts in study design and scientific protocols• Participated in program or study planning meetings to assist in research projects obtaining NIH grant funding

• Developed phenotyping algorithms to extract key variables from a database of EHR data involving uterine fibroid characteristics and other key features such as diabetes status• Estimated feasibility analyses for each project including data source alignment, data quality assessments, and power calculations • Drafted and reviewed observational study analysis specifications, including statistical analysis plans (SAPs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs), to complete scientific studies often involving meta-analyses between high risk populations• Successfully executed research projects in parallel utilizing high-performance computing (Slurm scheduling manager), leading to several publications• Proficiently utilized Linux shell scripting and R programming to organize, clean, and curate genotype data from diverse populations• Effectively implemented methods and techniques for extracting, coding, and using data epidemiologic studies

• Mentored and managed graduate and undergraduate students.• Conducted large-scale sequencing and genotyping projects on multiple species of Drosophila.• Managed large-scale projects involving PCR (>50,000 PCRs).• Constructed plasmids with selected DNA inserts.• Designed markers throughout the genome of Drosophila species with unsequenced genomes.• Conducted Sanger sequencing and used BLAST to identify gene sequences.

• Designed and tested genetic markers on species of Drosophila with unsequenced genomes.• Created and maintained hybrid stocks of Drosophila while introgressing selected phenotypic traits.

Master Of Science - Ms, Genetic Counseling

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Genetics

Master Of Science - Ms, Computational Biology

Bachelor’S Degree, Genetics