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Content Creation | Writing | Editing

Exhibition Content Creation:

  • Developed and curated award-winning exhibitions at prominent institutions including The Carter Center, Crown Prince’s Court in Abu Dhabi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), Museum of Science Boston, and Gates Discovery Center.
  • Key exhibitions include:

Scientific Writing:

Editing and Publishing:

  • Over 15 years of experience in editorial management, including fact-checking, copyediting, proofreading, and review management.
  • Served on editorial boards, bringing extensive experience in scientific content editing.
  • Proficient in desktop publishing, scientific visualization, and professional multimedia presentations using Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, iWork Suite, WordPress, CSS, and HTML.

Communication and Public Engagement:

  • Experienced in delivering presentations to diverse audiences, from academic peers at professional conferences to the general public.
  • Skilled in distilling complex scientific concepts into accessible language for media, public engagements, and educational outreach.
Statistics | Machine Learning | Data Science

Statistics:

  • Extensive experience in statistical analysis, including parametric and non-parametric statistics.
  • Conducted statistical analysis of pharmaceutical and market survey data for Johnson & Johnson, providing insights through rigorous statistical methodologies.
  • Designed and integrated statistical strategies for discovering genome-wide determinants of carcinogenesis and fitness in papillomaviruses (HPV) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
  • Developed and platformed end-to-end bioinformatics pipelines with integrated statistical models for HPV genotyping in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study.

Machine Learning:

  • Applied machine learning (ML) techniques to the clustering of high-dimensional electoral data for WDT
  • Utilized AI/ML models in the analysis of bacterial and protistan microbial metagenomics in Hispanic populations, enhancing the understanding of complex microbial ecosystems.
  • Strategic use of generative AI during the 2024 election cycle for We Defend Truth, demonstrating a forward-thinking approach to leveraging AI in social and political contexts.

Data Science:

  • Served as a Bioinformatics Data Scientist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, specializing in virus genotyping, microbial metagenomics, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and phylogenetics.
  • Contributed to vaccine advocacy through data analytics, supporting public health initiatives with data-driven insights.
  • Expertise in data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes, ensuring data accuracy and integrity for complex datasets.
  • Proficient in managing and analyzing large-scale data sets, utilizing tools such as Python, R, MySQL, and various bioinformatics platforms.
  • Developed novel computational strategies for statistical phylogenetics and cospeciation, contributing to advancements in evolutionary biology.

Computational Skills:

  • Innovated on environmental DNA acquisition and analysis methods for biodiversity monitoring, integrating data science techniques to track and analyze biological data.
  • Proficient in programming languages and tools including Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, R, and MySQL, with a strong focus on bioinformatics and phylogenetics.
Genomics | Metagenomics | Bioinformatics

  • Complete sequencing and annotation of the bed bug and medicinal leech genomes, uncovering shared genomic signatures in carcinogenic HPV types.
  • Directed whole genome sequencing projects, contributing to significant advancements in the understanding of genome evolution and phylogenetics.
  • Developed and implemented genomic strategies to explore genome-wide determinants of carcinogenesis, particularly in papillomaviruses (HPV).
  • Established institution-wide next-generation sequencing (NGS) programs at the Institute of Comparative Genomics modernizing genomic research infrastructure.

Metagenomics:

  • Pioneered the use of metagenomic techniques for environmental DNA acquisition and analysis, advancing biodiversity monitoring efforts.
  • Conducted bacterial and protistan microbial metagenomics studies in Hispanic populations, employing AI/ML models to reveal complex microbial interactions and their implications for human health.
  • Innovated metagenomic environmental DNA genotyping methods for conservation biology, leading to more accurate assessments of ecosystem health.
  • Developed end-to-end bioinformatics pipelines for metagenomic analysis, integrating statistical and machine learning techniques to handle large-scale virus and microbial data.

Bioinformatics:

  • Extensive experience as a Bioinformatics Data Scientist, focusing on virus genotyping, microbial metagenomics, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and phylogenetics.
  • Designed and integrated bioinformatics pipelines for HPV genotyping in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study, streamlining the analysis of viral genome integration in human genomes.
  • Developed novel computational strategies for phylogenetics and cospeciation, contributing to the understanding of evolutionary relationships among species.
  • Proficient in bioinformatics programming languages and tools, including Python, Perl, Ruby, Bash, R, and MySQL, with a strong focus on the analysis and interpretation of complex genomic and metagenomic data.

Research and Development:

  • Successfully secured continuous grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) for over 20 years, supporting cutting-edge research in genomics and bioinformatics.
  • Innovated on microcomputed tomography methods for soft tissue imaging, enhancing the resolution and accuracy of anatomical studies.
  • Led global biodiversity expeditions in over 60 countries, integrating genomic and metagenomic approaches to catalog and understand biological diversity.

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