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Pianist turned clinical researcher and data scientist with a background in medical biology and clinical research. Transitioned from medical school preparation into data science through a strong interest in analyzing complex healthcare data using modern analytical workflows. Lover of piano, Pokémon, puzzles, and Pocky sticks.

Experience:

Master's in Data Science: Completed in 2025. Covered machine learning, statistics, natural language processing, algorithms, and data management. GPA: 4.0

Clinical Research and Publication: Clinical trial management, bio-specimen handling (skin and blood biopsy), and contributions to publication workflows in academic research settings.

Data Analytics and Machine Learning: Building data pipelines, visualizations, and machine learning models for structured and unstructured data. Experience includes supervised learning, clustering methods, and NLP-based analysis of real-world datasets. Growing interest in exploring cutting-edge techniques in computer-human interaction and data management.

Notable Publications

  • "Aphasia and the risk of potentially inappropriate psychotropic prescribing after stroke” - ongoing manuscript
    • Based on repository work done here
  • "scRNA-seq of human vitiligo reveals complex networks of subclinical immune activation and a role for CCR5 in Treg function" - Science Translational Medicine
  • "Targeted proteomics and spectral flow cytometry analysis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus" - Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Languages & Tools:

Python Pandas NumPy Scikit Learn SciPy TensorFlow PyTorch Transformers Matplotlib Seaborn LaTeX SQL R Git Docker HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript TypeScript Bootstrap

Contacts:

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  1. ds5010/broadband-4 ds5010/broadband-4 Public

    Forked from ds5010/broadband-3

    Broadband availability and digital equity in Maine

    Python 1

  2. post-stroke-aphasia-risk-analysis post-stroke-aphasia-risk-analysis Public

    An analysis pipeline using OHDSI/OMOP Pharmetrics+ data to evaluate potentially inappropriate medications, mental health comorbidities, and polypharmacy in post-stroke aphasia patients. Includes c…

    Python 1 1

  3. UMAP_Implementation_on_scRNAseq UMAP_Implementation_on_scRNAseq Public

    UMAP implementation done from scratch on single-cell RNA sequencing data from GEO.

    Jupyter Notebook 1

  4. usgs_earthquake_analysis usgs_earthquake_analysis Public

    Creating a GitHub pages site that displays earthquake data near the South American West Coast through USGS API requests.

    HTML