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Work experience

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Tarrytown, NY

• Associate Scientist
  • May 2021-
  • Developing methods to understand the effect of variants on gene function
  • Creating workflows and tools to enable high-throughput annotation of genetic data, large-scale genetic variant analysis

Cardno ChemRisk Aliso Viejo, CA

• Summer Intern
  • May - Aug 2015
  • Performed meta-analysis of human epidemiologic data to evaluate the profile of common or therapy targetable mutations in lung cancers of never and ever smokers
  • Designed study methodology, conducted statistical analysis & drafted work for publication

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Rockville, MD

• Scientific Program Analyst
  • May 2012 - May 2014
  • Supported grant management by facilitating communication between NHGRI Program Directors and external researchers
  • Conducted literature reviews resulting in manuscripts & consolidated information generated from meetings and grant applications

Education

• Ph.D in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2016-2021
  • Minor in Biostatistics
  • Thesis: Statistical modeling of parent-of-origin effects and allelic imbalance in genetically-diverse, reciprocal mouse crosses
• M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 2014-2016
  • Thesis: Influence of Genetic Variance on an Occupational Exposure Assessment Model of 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate
• B.S. in Environmental Science & Biology, Duke University, 2008-2012
  • Thesis: Expression and subcellular localization of GFP-tagged p55 accessory subunits of DNA polymerase \(\gamma\) in vivo

Honors

• Caroline H. & Thomas S. Royster Fellowship, 2016-2021
• Scholarship to attend the University of Washington Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics (SISG), 2019
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences T32 graduate trainee, 2017-2018
• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health T32 graduate trainee, 2014-2016
• American Industrial Hygiene Foundation scholarship, 2015
• UNC-CH David Allison Fraser scholarship, 2014
• Cum laude & Graduation with High Distinction in Biology, 2012
• Atlantic Coast Conference academic honor roll, 2008-2010
• Becton Dickinson Biosciences academic scholarship, 2008-2012

Skills

• Probability & Statistics
  • Bayesian methods
  • Linear models & regressions
  • Data analysis & visualization
• Programming
  • R, SAS
  • Python
  • Unix, shell scripting, command line
  • Git
  • LATEX
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Microsoft Office

Service and leadership

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