Thomas F. Varley Email & Phone Number

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

Freelance data scientist working with citizen scientists and patients at the vanguard of ME/CFS, long COVID, and post-viral syndrome research.

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Working in the Bongard Lab in the Department of Computer Science on complex-systems and information-theoretic approaches to self-organization in soft robotics and synthetic biology.

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Dual PhD student in Complex Systems & Networks and Computational Neuroscience at Indiana University. CNS-NRT FellowMPhil from the University of Cambridge, Clinical Medicine (Clinical Neurosciences)

Cambridge, UK

MPhil student in Clinical Neuroscience in the Clinical Medicine Dept and University Dept. of Anesthetics at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Focus on using complexity as an index of consciousness in anesthetized volunteers and patients with disorders of consciousness.

Instructed children and teenagers in all branches of mathematics from elementary school up to calculus.

Amherst, MA

Received funding from the Culture, Brain, & Development Program to perform research on the role of the Serotonin 2A receptor in regulation of genes associated with neurogenesis in zebrafish.

Amherst, MA

Served as a TA for the Organic Chemistry I class at Hampshire College. Ran TA sessions one night a week to help students with problem sets, helped set up and break down labs, as well as helping guide students through procedures (including liquid/liquid extraction, TLC, steam distillation, Grignard reactions, NMR, GC-MS, and IR).

Amherst, MA

Served as an EMT-B as part of the Hampshire College Emergency Medical Service (HCEMS). Worked 12 hour on-call shifts (day and overnight) 20-30 hours/week, responding to any medical emergencies that occurred on campus. Served as first rescuer, running scenes, making decisions about appropriate treatment, as well as helping with the running of the squad.

Amherset, MA

Introduced new students to Hampshire College as part of the week-long New Student Orientation Program. Facilitated discussions surrounding community norms and expectations (including drug and alcohol policies and safety, consent, the academic system, and health and wellness), led activities, and served as a resource for orientees adjusting to the school..

Northampton, MA

Served as a Research Assistant in the David Bickar Lab for 10 weeks. The primary project was how salivary dopamine concentration varies with circadian rhythm, and whether salivary dopamine may be a predictor of susceptibility to Parkinson's Disease. Gathered and processed saliva samples, purifying with vacuum column chromatography and extracting dopamine..

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Complex Systems, Neuroscience

Dual PhD student in Complex Systems & Network Science and Computational & Cognitive Neuroscience. NSF Research Trainee Fellow.

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Clinical Neurosciences, Clinical Medicine

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Neurobiology And Neurosciences

Activities and Societies: Hampshire College Emergency Medical Service (EMT-B) Culture, Brain, & Development Group (Student Leader) Circus.