BIOGRAPHY

Greetings! I’m a graduate student at UC Davis. My study focuses on completing functional annotation of the horse genome. I have a strong interest of applying genomics tools to non-model organisms to improve health care of companion and agricultral animals, as well as to enhance wildlife preservation.

INTERESTS

• Functional genomics
• Animal welfare
• Workflow design and management

KEY SKILLS

• Programming & Informatics
  • Python, R
  • Linux shell
  • Git
  • HPC and cloud computing
  • Workflow development with Snakemake
• Data Literacy:
  • Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, SQLite
  • Bayesian statistical analysis
  • Genomic association studies
  • Bioinformatics tools for multi-omics analyses (GATK, BWA, SAMtools, STAR, Salmon, StringTie, EdgeR, MACS2, ChromHMM, blast)
• Bench Science:
  • PCR, DNA and RNA extraction
  • Gel Electrophoresis
• Soft Skills:
  • Literature Search
  • Project Management
  • Scientific Communication

WORK EXPERIENCES

Graduate Student

Davis, CA
Since Sep 2017

• Lead Bioinformatics analyses utilizing multiple NGS assays to generate a complete functional annotation for the equine genome
• Developed and maintain in-house short-read mapping and variant discovery pipelines
• Developed a variant visualization script using R that helped discover a novel disease-causing variant (Rivas et al., 2020)
• Developed a data mining and analysis script using Python and Bash that helped discover and validate disease-causing variants (Finno et al., 2018; Sieck et al., 2020; Valberg et al., 2020)

Bioinformatics Intern, Guardant Health

Redwood City, CA
Jun 2021 – Sep 2021

• Developed data cleaning pipeline for Guardant INFORM Real-World Evidence data
• Established framework for BioPharma studies using Guardant INFORM dataset
• Established algorithm to infer real-world Time to Next Treatment and validity of it as basis for real-world survival analyses

Research Intern, Veterinary Genetics Lab

Davis, CA
Apr 2019 – Jun 2019

• Led pipeline development for in-house assays
• Developed a program using Python to easily deploy custom pipeline using Opentrons OT-2 liquid handler, improving operation efficiency

EDUCATION

• PhD in Integrative Genetics and Genomics, in progress
  • University of California, Davis
• MSc in Forensic Science, 2017
  • University of California, Davis
• BSc in Biology, 2015
  • University of Science and Technology of China

TEACHING/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

Lead Instructor, Data Carpentry

Online
Since Mar 2020

– Led multiple Data Carpentry workshop in R, Python, and SQL for universities and industry partners – Helped dozens of bench scientists learn computational tools in both R and Python

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

University Debate Team Captain

University of Science and Technology of China
2014-2015

– Founding member and first captain of the university debate team – Champion of several regional debate tournaments