Vikram Bala Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Analyzing the impact of genomic variation on function and phenotype through analyses in R and Python⬥ Evaluating the significance of gene-variant pairs in schizophrenia using public GWAS and eQTL data⬥ Generating visualizations of GWAS and eQTL data from brain tissues to assess data alignment⬥ Creating genome-wide annotations to link enhancer regions with data sources and target gene link methods

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Reviewed assignments involving programming, statistics, machine learning, and big data in biology ⬥ Answered questions related to in-class R programming exercises and course concepts during lectures⬥ Guided students through assignments involving computational analyses of omics and high-throughput data⬥ Discussed course materials, administrative tasks, logistics, and grading during meetings with teaching team

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Utilized gene biomarker and clinical factor data from 800+ patients to predict prostate cancer risk status⬥ Built complete ML pipelines (random forest and neural network) to make classification predictions⬥ Implemented feature selection and hyperparameter tuning methods to optimize model performances⬥ Analyzed model metrics and k-fold cross-validation results to prevent overfitting and ensure generalizability⬥ Presented project to 100+ students and faculty at University of Michigan Bioinformatics Annual Retreat

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Reviewed and graded assignments involving biomedical instrumentation, circuit design, and LabVIEW⬥ Guided students through functional issues involving hardware and software design during lab sessions⬥ Discussed administrative tasks, logistics, and grading during meetings with teaching team

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Designed a heated mattress to regulate patient core body temperature during surgery⬥ Fulfilled surgical needs of hospitals in the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo, La Vega, Cotuí)⬥ Showcased mattress and received feedback from physicians during 2022 visit to the Dominican Republic⬥ Presented team progress to 100+ members, faculty, and industry partners at design review events⬥ Organized design/build/test schedules, team meetings and outreach, and faculty/board advising sessions

San Diego, California, United States

⬥ Analyzed 17,000+ PAP therapy patient survey responses using NLP to identify sleep apnea care improvements⬥ Performed topic modeling (LDA) and sentiment analysis to determine topics of interest and sentiment scores⬥ Generated visualizations in Python to evaluate 3,000+ survey responses across subthemes and patient groups⬥ Conducted statistical tests to identify significant differences in topic distributions and sentiment scores⬥ Presented literature review of existing topic modeling and sentiment analysis methods and applications⬥ Presented project overview and results to 50+ interns and Patient Health Insights team

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Reviewed assignments involving statistics, computation, and data analysis in biomedical applications⬥ Guided students through MATLAB homework and answered course material questions during office hours⬥ Discussed administrative tasks, logistics, and grading during meetings with teaching team

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Graded assignments involving statistics, computation, and data analysis in biomedical applications⬥ Utilized Anaconda and Jupyter software to evaluate Python code according to rubrics⬥ Collaborated with grading team to evenly divide specifications and process regrade requests

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Compared Matrigel and microwell organoid performance through analyses conducted in ImageJ and Prism⬥ Tested hydrogels to determine ideal parameters for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications⬥ Performed rheological analyses to identify optimal conditions for simulating lung microenvironments in vitro⬥ Presented project overview, results, and conclusions at Fall 2021 Engineering Research Symposium

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

⬥ Conducted research and exploratory data analyses on novel biomarkers to determine clinical significance⬥ Reproduced and validated clinical biomarker expression thresholds in code⬥ Created ROC curves and analyzed associated data to identify optimal thresholding methods⬥ Generated figures using Python libraries to visualize data for 75,000+ patient tumor samples⬥ Shared findings with Bioinformatics team during mid-summer and end-of-summer presentations⬥ Automated sensitivity and specificity calculations based on biomarker IHC and expression values⬥ Developed scripts to identify discrepancies between in-house tumor sample database and data dictionary

Frederick, Maryland, United States

⬥ Developed image and data analysis scripts in R to facilitate immunophenotyping of cell populations⬥ Analyzed the immune response to novel implanted ECM biomaterial cancer immunotherapies⬥ Created an ImageJ macro to improve quantification of fluorescently stained cells in tumor spheroids⬥ Utilized UMAP techniques to enhance visualization of high-parameter flow cytometry data⬥ Presented project overview, results, and conclusions to 200+ interns and preceptors

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioinformatics

Sartor Lab (Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics) BIOINF 524 Graduate Student Instructor

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering - Bse, Biomedical Engineering

M-HEAL Team PeriOperative (Lead) Multidisciplinary Design Program BIOMEDE 458 Instructional Aide BIOMEDE 241 Instructional Aide/Grader.

Minor, Computer Science

Advanced Studies Diploma

Chantilly Robotics FRC Team 612 (Chief Executive Officer) Chantilly Varsity Golf Team National Honor Society National Mu Alpha Theta.