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Awarded $4,000 for collaborating on atherosclerotic single-cell RNASeq database (PlaqueView)

Awarded $2,500 for a semester-long cancer genomics infrastructure independent study with Jackson Lab

Awarded $7,500 for a breakthrough in symbiotic algal virus Phycodnaviridae research

Top 5% academic performance at Colby College

● Aggregated 40+ disease-specific sc-RNASeq/sc-ATAC datasets to assist the buildout of a user-friendly web application to explore single-cell cardiovascular genomics (PlaqueView), enabling 1000+ users in the 1st year to rapidly visualize, reanalyze, and share scRNA-seq data without prior specialized computing knowledge
● Implemented ad hoc RNA trajectory inference by creating reproducible cloud computing environment through containerized workstream in Docker, improving the usability, speed, stability, and scale of the application by 10X

● Established a reliable morphometrics methodology to infer the stabilizing selection of
mouthpart in Bumblebee when previous research showed inconclusive evidence
● Developed robust statistical reference to capture the differentiation of shallow vs. steep
evolutionary scaling relationship by pairwise regression of multiple reference traits in R
● Optimized microinjection protocol for CRISPER/cas9 mutagenesis in Jadera and
Oncopeltus larvae

• Pioneered a new approach for the discovery for algal virus in the symbiotic system of salamanders and green algae by mining viral sequences using transcriptomics data on HPC
• Independently refined and developed a strategy for consistent viral detection from salamander embryo and algal culture through qPCR
• Opened up the research of viral dynamics behind the atypical immune responses in a salamander-alga symbiosis; granted $7,500 by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

● Awarded as the only freshmen with a competitive grant to design CE research project
● Provided insights into the changing art scene for the Colby Museum directors and board of
trustees by conducting an ethnographic study of 12 stakeholders
● Increased accessibility for 250+ local artists and families by shifting the board of College’s
marketing strategy to relationship building with local families and developing transparent communication channels

● Spun up a 3D printing education curriculum and maximized their 3D printing capabilities to
support existing programs and marketing initiatives at a non-profit art center
● Secured $2,000 funding to renovate the equipment upon building a sustainable volunteer
partnership for Colby

● Ideated and developed the value proposition, business model, and marketing strategy of
a curated minimalist shopping e-commerce marketplace then pitched to a panel of serial
entrepreneurs and VCs

● Scaled up the Laboratory’s COVID-19 testing capacity by 200% by designing Azure LogicApp functions to automate test submission, error alert, and delivery upon analyzing their sample traffic flow from 12 major hospitals in Maine
● Reduced a multi-hour manual clinical data denitrification process to a few minutes by migrating 1,600+ units of historical patient data to a sharable cloud-based Azure Cosmos DB, increasing throughput rate by 300%
● Enabled access to precision oncology for 50+ rural clinics by conducting conceptual data mapping to design a cloud database architecture that captures the functional and clinical significance through the classification of oncogenes

Biochemistry, Mathematics, Philosophy