Experience

Native Microbials, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bioinformatician

  • Nov 2018 - Present



UC San Diego Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bioinformatics Specialist

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Greater San Diego Area Closely work with Professor Joseph Vinetz and Associate Professor Michael Matthias on various research projects related to Leptospirosis, an understudied infectious disease. My research involves the assembly of novel Leptospira isolates using PacBio data, statistical analyses of RNA/metabolomics datasets and ecological transmission studies using metagenomic 16S amplicon data. I have been granted enough independence to conduct independent research into using gene content and multivariate… Show more Closely work with Professor Joseph Vinetz and Associate Professor Michael Matthias on various research projects related to Leptospirosis, an understudied infectious disease. My research involves the assembly of novel Leptospira isolates using PacBio data, statistical analyses of RNA/metabolomics datasets and ecological transmission studies using metagenomic 16S amplicon data. I have been granted enough independence to conduct independent research into using gene content and multivariate statistics for serovar prediction in unknown Leptospira isolates. Additionally, I trained individuals in our satellite lab in Sri Lanka as well as provided bioinformatics support for collaborators at UCLA and University of Miami.

• Programming Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  Greater San Diego Area Worked under Dr. Anita Raj at the Center on Gender Equity & Health (GEH), which focuses on large-scale research aimed at uplifting impoverished and underrepresented women in America and abroad. I specifically contributed to the Girls for Health Project, a joint effort between UCSD and UC Berkeley which focused on keeping Nigerian girls on educational tracks. I was originally tasked with using my knowledge of XML, ODK software and occasionally Python to set up a series of quantitative research… Show more Worked under Dr. Anita Raj at the Center on Gender Equity & Health (GEH), which focuses on large-scale research aimed at uplifting impoverished and underrepresented women in America and abroad. I specifically contributed to the Girls for Health Project, a joint effort between UCSD and UC Berkeley which focused on keeping Nigerian girls on educational tracks. I was originally tasked with using my knowledge of XML, ODK software and occasionally Python to set up a series of quantitative research surveys administrable via tablets. My role evolved into working closely with the in-country project leader, to train and regularly communicate with team members in Nigeria to ensure that the logistics of the project were sound.

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  Knight Lab Worked with the Knight Lab at the UC San Diego Medical Campus, aiding in data analysis and data visualization of microbial datasets from around the world. Conducted statistical analyses on large-scale datasets using the Python coding language and aid in the improvement of current pipelines for analysis. My work has amounted to improvements in the runtime of certain analyses developed by the team, a research paper on the lab’s Earth Microbiome Project, and contributions to the lab’s and the… Show more Worked with the Knight Lab at the UC San Diego Medical Campus, aiding in data analysis and data visualization of microbial datasets from around the world. Conducted statistical analyses on large-scale datasets using the Python coding language and aid in the improvement of current pipelines for analysis. My work has amounted to improvements in the runtime of certain analyses developed by the team, a research paper on the lab’s Earth Microbiome Project, and contributions to the lab’s and the SciPy GitHub repositories.



UCSD Guardian Newspaper

• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  University of California: San Diego Managed a staff of twelve writers for the news section of UCSD’s largest newspaper, the Guardian. My co-lead and I played an integral role in the biweekly publication process by researching breaking news that would be pertinent to students’ lives and by aiding our writing staff at every step of the writing process. We were able to uplift the content of the news section to something that students and staff would care to read, which was reflected in our increased online readership.



Atlantic Health System

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Unit Rep

  • Jun 2015 - May 2016

  Overlook Hospital, Summit NJ Served as liaison for Cardiac/Telemetry medical staff at Overlook Medical Center to assist with patients and other medical departments during intense hospital shifts. Essentially functioned as “mission control” or the medical team by coordinating with charge nurse in the admittance and discharging of patients. Played a role in bed management – determining which rooms/beds patients should be housed in or transferred to -- and fielded complaints/requests from other medical staff, patients and… Show more Served as liaison for Cardiac/Telemetry medical staff at Overlook Medical Center to assist with patients and other medical departments during intense hospital shifts. Essentially functioned as “mission control” or the medical team by coordinating with charge nurse in the admittance and discharging of patients. Played a role in bed management – determining which rooms/beds patients should be housed in or transferred to -- and fielded complaints/requests from other medical staff, patients and their families. Also ensured that the unit’s resources were appropriately stocked. I developed strong communication skills in order to serve patients and present a hospitable care environment for both them and their families. Show less



Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

  Greater San Diego Area Worked part-time during academic year; full-time during the summer for the Alcohol Remediation Project at the Benthic Invertebrate Collection. Adjusted preservative and fixative for over 10,000 catalogued specimens. Appointed managerial oversight of the collection for a one-month period during the collection manager’s (Dr. Harim Cha) absence. Assisted in training new personnel brought onboard for the project.



Ruffalo Noel Levitz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fundraiser

  • 2013 - 2013

  Contacting alumni and friends of UCSD for solicitation of donations to go towards the Undergraduate Scholarship Fund and the School Library.