hi there! 👋

I am a Data Scientist with the Childhood Cancer Data Lab at Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. I am interested in bioinformatics, data science education, all things open science/open source, and reproducible scientific practices. You can download my resume (last updated 05/2024) here and peruse my publications here.

Outside of work, you can find me hanging with my dog Basil (named for this guy), going for walks, cooking, knitting, and doing deep dives into the history of the American Yiddish theater. Wait, really? Yes, really!

             

Positions

🏢 Data Scientist, Childhood Cancer Data Lab, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. 2022-Present.
🏢 Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Rowan University. 2018-2022.
🏢 Research Assistant Professor, Temple University. 2016-2018.

Education

🎓 Ph.D. in Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2016
       Advised by Dr. Claus Wilke. Research focus in computational molecular evolution.

🎓 B.S. in Biology with Honors, Brown University, 2010
       Advised by Dr. Daniel Weinreich. Research focus in CRISPR population genetics.

Awards

🏆 President’s Award for Excellence in Innovative Instructive Delivery, Rowan University, 2021.
🏆 Outstanding Dissertation Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2016.
🏆 Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Texas at Austin, 2014.