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Ryan C.
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D.
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8656 Via Mallorca
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Unit G
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La Jolla, CA 92037
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922-7470
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rct@thompsonclan.org
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https://github.com/DarwinAwardWinner
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Summary
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Accomplished, experienced computational biologist with deep knowledge of
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11 years of bioinformatics experience answering a wide range of complex
 biological questions through analysis of large NGS- and microarray-based
 whole transcriptome and epigenetic data sets
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Strong focus on sound statistical analysis, effective data visualization
 and communication, and making expert knowledge and successful analysis
 methods available as re-usable software tools
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Work in machine learning?
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Supportive team member with a strong ability to foster cross-disciplinary
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Education
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2012—2019
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Ph.
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 in Bioinformatics
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 in Biology with High Distinction; B.
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A.
 in Mathematics
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University of Virginia
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Salomon & Su Labs, The Scripps Research Institute 
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Created an open source, reproducible workflow to analyze a large multi-omics
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 interactions between differential histone methylation and differential
 gene expression during T-cell activation, as well as key differences in
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Significantly improved cross-validated performance of machine learning classifie
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, including training a custom set of frozen RMA normalization vectors.
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Performed a comprehensive comparative evaluation of over 20 subtly different
 statistical models for differential methylation in Illumina 450k arrays,
 selecting a model that best explained the observed sources and trends of
 variation in the data, including cross-domain application of a method originall
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Evaluated and optimized cost and performance of custom protocol for RNA-seq
 of human and primate blood samples while minimizing nuisance globin reads.
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Investigated effects of life-span-extending drug on worm gene expression
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Implemented a systems biology tool to analyze and efficiently present and
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Performed comparative analysis of multiple differential expression statistical
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 false positive control.
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Taught basic RNA-seq theory and practical analysis for the graduate-level
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Adapted common normalization methods from RNA-seq to improve performance
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Active member of the Bioconductor community since 2012 and contributing
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Mentored 3 coworkers in learning bioinformatics, one from a programming
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Summer Internship, Informatics IT, Merck & Co.
 
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 Boston, MA
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 2011
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Built a transcriptome assembly and quantification pipeline using Cufflinks,
 including fully-automated cluster job control for high-throughput reproducible
 analysis, and presented a conceptual overview of Cufflinks' assembly and
 quantification algorithms to help the team understand Cufflinks.
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Assisted in a molecular genetics study to evaluate peformance of two variant
 calling algorithms in detection of causal mutations in antibiotic-resistant
 bacterial genomes.
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Gaasterland Lab, UCSD Bioinformatcs 
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Designed and implemented Deloxer, a critical software step in a new Illumina
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Performed a molecular genetics study to find potential causal mutations
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 assembly of transcriptomes for black rhino and closely-related white rhino.
 Developed a custom pipeline to match up ortholog gene pairs, discover single-nu
cleotide differences between them, and functionally annotate these differences,
 and delivered a list of potential causal variants to collaborators for
 follow-up.
 
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Helped design & implement a large-scale high-throughput exome sequencing
 pipeline for SNP discovery and functional annotation, including QC and
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Created a fully-automated pipeline to produce quality-control metrics and
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 of failed runs or samples.
 
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Investigated the binding motif specificity of ZASC1 transcription factor
 in mouse T-cells using Affymetrix expression microarrays in ZASC1 siRNA
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Analyzed miRNA target predictions using GO & KEGG grouping to identify target
 pathways of autophagy-related miRNAs for biological validation.
 
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Timko Lab, U.
 of Virginia Biology 
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Undergraduate thesis: Designed and implemented Contig Farmer, an algorithm
 for efficient selective contig assembly starting from “seed” sequences
 of interest, and used Contig Farmer to accelerate transcription factor
 gene discovery in cowpea and tobacco shotgun genomic sequence data
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Investigated transcription factors mediating plant stress response using
 expression microarray time-course, and refined the custom microarray design
 using data from previous runs to identify and eliminate uninformative probes,
 yielding an improved design for future studies.
 
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Acted as interpreter to explain complex biological concepts to programmers
 and explain complex computational problems to biologists.
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Link: 
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name "Presentation Slides"
target "https://darwinawardwinner.github.io/resume/examples/UVa/blast-slides.pdf"
literal "false"

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Skills
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Computing
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Skills R/BioConductor, Python, Perl, Lisp, Java, C#, C++; Git version control;
 Remote UNIX system administration & software compilation, computing cluster
 job management & parallel computation
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Public code: 
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LatexCommand href
target "https://github.com/DarwinAwardWinner"
literal "false"

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Stack Overflow profile: 
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LatexCommand href
target "http://stackoverflow.com/users/125921"
literal "false"

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Statistics,
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Machine
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Learning,
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&
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Data
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Analysis Multi-omics NGS & microarray analysis, multi-factor linear and
 generalized linear regression, experimental design and parametrization,
 empirical Bayesian methods, predictive modeling of clinical outcomes, machine
 learning classifier training & validation, survival analysis, data visualizatio
n & presentation, reproducible research practices
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Wet
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Lab: PCR, molecular cloning, recombinant protein purification, epitope mapping,
 site-directed mutagenesis, 2D gels, real-time PCR, and associated data
 analysis 
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Languages: English: native speaker; German: written and spoken
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Other Work Experience
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Computing Advisor & Help Desk, U.
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Va.
 IT Dept.
 
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 Charlottesville, VA 
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 2005 - 2007 
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Provided support via phone and on-site for students, faculty, and staff
 having problems with computers, phone system, network access, malware,
 hardware setup, and university web services
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Tasks included support for university-provided software, virus removal,
 iPod recovery, printer setup and repair, diagnosis of hardware malfunctions,
 and data recovery from failing hard disks
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Summer Sailing Instructor, Raritan Yacht Club 
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 Perth Amboy, NJ 
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 2006 - 2009 
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Instructed children ages 8-18 in sailing skills, safety, seamanship, knots,
 rigging & de-rigging boats, navigation, and racing strategy and technique,
 with an emphasis on building character and self-reliance
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Ensured safety of students and staff by maintaining boats and equipment
 in good repair, by being vigilant to traffic and hazards on a busy waterway,
 and by communicating and coordinating efficiently with other staff
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Helped organize, run, and referee several regattas per season for students
 from RYC and neighboring yacht clubs
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Peer-reviewed Publications
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The following command suppresses the bibliography's own title, since we
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LatexCommand bibtex
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options "plainurlyr-rev"

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Other Works
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LatexCommand bibtex
btprint "btPrintAll"
bibfiles "myunpubs-PROCESSED"
options "plainurlyr-rev"

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Add section on talks
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