Janna Serrao
Charlottesville,Virginia
Summary
Data science student proficient in statistical software and analyzing complex datasets. Expertise in identifying data discrepancies and developing solutions. Skilled in organizing and cleaning data sets for optimized use.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Library Circulation Assistant
UVA Clemons Library
Charlottesville, Virginia
02.2022 - Current
- Issued and checked in library materials and books, collecting and discharging dues on overdue, lost or damaged books; while training five new staff members on updated VIRGO system and new operating procedures for 20+ patrons nightly
Research Assistant
STAR (Supporting Transformative Autism Research)
Charlottesville, Virginia
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Recruited ten high functioning autistic adolescents into a pilot study for a type of behavioral therapy for major depression via email and telephone outreach to pediatricians, behavioral specialist practices, schools, and children's hospitals in all counties in Virginia as well as coding and cleaning study data containing missing or incorrect value for analysis
- Implemented an Excel database to track responses received from each medium of recruitment and performed analysis on what method of outreach was most effective
COVID-19 Testing Project Assistant
Korean Society of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
05.2020 - 07.2021
- Recorded vital signs of 150+ tested patient daily, facilitated patients with paperwork, and dispensed hand sanitizer and other antiseptics during the pandemic peak
Laboratory Assistant
Northern Virginia Community Health Center
Fairfax, Virginia
06.2015 - 12.2019
- Served role as a lab assistant in a health center serving under/uninsured patients with drawing blood for basic medical testing
- Liaised with patients as well as provided technical support where patients in completing paperwork for blood work collection as well as keeping close inventory of over 50 types of laboratory materials, vaccines, and patient specimens before shipment to lab for processing leading to a reduction in lab error and waste
Student Lab Assistant
Food and Drug Administration (Intern)
Silver Spring, Maryland
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Captured and analyzed images from cell sample experiments as well as executed three new prototypes of microfluidics devices to run experiments
- Assumed role to go through backlog of unprocessed images from previous experiments as well as creating a more efficient and precise technique of operating a computer software to better analyze cellular structures under an electron microscope with credited processed images utilized for publishing
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Biology -
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia08.2024
Exchange Program - Biology/Data Science
Technical University of Munich
Munich, Bavaria08.2024
Skills
- Scientific reading and Writing for purposes of research proposal writing
- R coding language
- Technical Writing
- Data Compiling
- Jupyter Notebook
- Vim
- PuTTY for Next Generation Gene Sequencing
- Python Programming
Languages
Korean
Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Library Circulation Assistant
UVA Clemons Library
02.2022 - Current
Research Assistant
STAR (Supporting Transformative Autism Research)
09.2021 - 05.2022
COVID-19 Testing Project Assistant
Korean Society of Maryland
05.2020 - 07.2021
Student Lab Assistant
Food and Drug Administration (Intern)
06.2019 - 08.2019
Laboratory Assistant
Northern Virginia Community Health Center
06.2015 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Arts in Biology -
University of Virginia
Exchange Program - Biology/Data Science
Technical University of Munich