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PhD Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota

• Designed cross-sectional, case-control and longitudinal microbiome experiments
• Performed laboratory assays to isolate nucleic acids for PCR, enzymatic shearing and sequencing
• Utilized linear, non-linear, and multivariate models for hypothesis testing using lme4, mgcv and vegan packages
• Provided hands-on bioinformatics training and support to undergraduate and graduate students
• Developed bioinformatic pipelines using Docker and Nextflow

B.S. Computer Science

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

B.A. Psychology

Metro State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Research Scientist Intern

Canomiks, Rochester, Minnesota

• Performed bioinformatic analysis of rna-seq data from human cell cultures challenged with different food ingredients
• Conducted hypothesis tests between experimental groups using multivariate and linear models in DESeq2 and limma packages
• Proven ability to exceed expectations, manage and meet multiple deadlines from various stakeholders
• Drafted professional summary reports and communicated results to stakeholders in an accessible manner

Research Scientist Intern

Norwegian University of Life Science

• Collected sediment from the ocean floor of the Atlantic for a metatranscriptomic study
• Gained exposure to the aquaculture industry through courses, conferences and on-site industry visits
• Helped lead a small bioinformatics workshop to train students in the analysis of shotgun metagenomic data

Research Scientist Internship

IBM Almaden Research Center

• Worked within an interdisciplinary team of engineers to design a bioinformatics platform called OmxWare
• Served as a domain expert to identify sequence databases and bioinformatic tools that could be used within the OmxWare platform
• Used in silico approaches to test my hypothesis that 16S rRNA sequences could undergo horizontal gene transfer