Ian Rector
Charlottesville,VA
Summary
Data Scientist with 2+ years experience analyzing genetic data. Excellent collaborator, communicator and creative thinker that is always trying to learn new skills. Looking forward to expanding my horizons and working to find innovative solutions to complex problems.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Bioinformatics Analyst
AMPEL Biosolutions
01.2020 - Current
- Used Google Cloud to run RNA-Seq scripts in Bash on large data sets
- Used R (DESeq, GSVA among other packages) to analyze Genomic data of SLE patients
- Used unsupervised clustering methods (such as K-means) in Python to determine meaningful groups of patients based on Genomic data
Researcher at Bergland Lab
University Of Virginia
Charlottesville, United States
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Helped to implement a version of the Viterbi algorithm, a dynamic programming natural language processing algorithm, in Julia to predict possible Drosophila melanogaster haplotypes from given genetic data
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science And Biology
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.2020
Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, R, SQL, Java, Julia, C, C
- Data Analytics Skills: MS Excel, Statistical Analysis, Graphpad Prism, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Tableau
- Machine Learning Skills: TensorFlow, Keras and NumPy, Neural networks, Logistic regression, PCA, CCA, K-means clustering
- Web Design: HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP
Publications
- Tactile stimuli induce deimatic antipredator displays in ringneck snakes: Secondary Author (2018)
- Differential Expression of Interferon Related Genes in SLE Patients of Asian and European Ancestries: Primary Author (Currently writing)
Volunteer Work
- Madison House Tutoring Program Director (2016-2020): Tutored ESOL students in math and managed other volunteers at Burley Middle school in Charlottesville
- Madison House Medical Services (2018-2019): Provided support for elderly hospice patients
- Madison House Medical Services (2019-2020): Provided patients with activities and magazines as part of Patient Ambassadors
Timeline
Bioinformatics Analyst
AMPEL Biosolutions
01.2020 - Current
Researcher at Bergland Lab
University Of Virginia
04.2019 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science And Biology
University of Virginia
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