PhD Student | Genetics (@UW)

[✓] MS Genetic Epidemiology (@UW)

[✓] BS Microbiology (@UW)

Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195

Institute for Public Health Genetics
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195


Intro

Student - PhD Public Health Genetics ( data science/ml option ) at University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Research interests in Genomics/Genetics + ML; Genetic Variation in Human Health & Disease, Phenotype Transfer from Species X to Species Y, De-Extinction Science, Infectious Diseases, Biothreats & Ethical/Legal/Social Implications (ELSI) for Genomics

Currently, completing PhD rotation with the Bedford Lab , McCrone Lab and Nextstrain working on SARS-CoV-2 jointly mentored by Dr. Trevor Bedford and Dr. JT McCrone.

[✓] Previously, completed PhD rotation at UW Genome Science & Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine w/ Starita Lab and Stergachis Lab on NIH Grant 1R01HG013025-01; Advancing the implementation of variant-level functional data into clinical databases and clinical practice

News

- Joined Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security - Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship (Class of 2024)
- Joined Starita and Stergachis Labs @ UW Genome Science, UW Medical Genetics & Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine
- Started PhD in Genetics (data science/ml option) at the University of Washington, September 2023
- Graduated w/ MS Genetic Epidemiology; MS Thesis --- "Biological Signatures of Infectious Disease Resistance"
- Lectured @ Fred Hutch SeattleStatGROWS: Undergrad Biomedical Data Science Summer Research Program →slides here
- Joined Hawn Lab at the Center for Emerging/Reemerging Infectious Diseases (CERID) for my MS thesis
- Joined the Genomic Epi + Data Science Teams @ California Department of Public Health --- Division of Communicable Disease Control
- Tought (TAed) for EPI 514 Application of Epidemiological Methods
- Joined UW Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) Team (Class of 2021-2022); year-long applied/field epidemiology training program focused on outbreak investigations and public health preparedness and response
- Started MS Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Washington, September 2021

Recent Talks (2021 - Present):

June 2023 Guest Lecturer at Fred Hutch SeattleStatGROWS: Undergrad Biomedical Data Science Summer Research Program →slides here
July 2022 Talk at California Department of Public Health - Division of Communicable Disease Control
April 2022 Panel at University of Washington W Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership & Advocacy Symposium


Recent Publications (2021 - Present):

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2023 Biological Signatures of Infectious Disease Resistance: Deciphering immunological mechanisms of resistance to tuberculosis (TB) by combining host genetics and immuno-transcriptomics
Available from Dissertations & Theses @ University of Washington WCLP; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 2023
By identifying population outliers w/ rare human genetic mutations displaying infectious disease resistance, sequencing their genomes, and exploring the mechanisms behind their unique traits, this thesis shows an example of how we can discover new drug/vaccine targets focusing on adaptive and protective rare human genetic variation. Learn More from VariantBio
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