About Me
Seeking hands-on experience with various tools and programming languages in the field of software development ideally, work closely with managers and mentors to evaluate requirements, estimate costs, as well as create and implement features and services. Looking to fill software engineering roles, with an interest in program management.
Education
Duke University
Cumulative GPA 3.9/4.0
2021 - Present
Durham, North Carolina
Completed courses: Data Structures and Algorithms in Java, Intro to Data Science, Intro to Computer Systems, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, Algorithms and Databases in Python.
The Winsor School
Cumulative GPA 3.9/4.0
2019 - 2021
Boston, Massachusetts
Completed courses: Introduction to Engineering and Design I, II, and Object Oriented Programming in C#.
Belmont High School
Cumulative GPA 4.0/4.0
2017 - 2019
Belmont, Massachusetts
Computer Science Research
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School
Applied python (pandas) in Jupyter Notebooks, for STREAM analysis of hematopoietic scRNA-seq data. Prepared dataset uploaded to singlecellvr.com ’kowalczyk2015-stream”’ in GitHub. Developed notebook for RNA-velocity data preparation/configuration on singlecellvr.com (can be viewed here on the singlecellvr repository).
Publication: Stein, D., Chen, H., Vinyard, M., Qin, Q., Combs, R.D., Zhang, Q., Pinello, L. SinglecellVR: interactive visualization of single-cell data in virtual reality (Frontiers in Genetics).
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Applied HTML and python graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to develop digital oscillator. Web based app can be used for human memory color analysis.
↓ Oscillator Application
Biology Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Applied PCR to A.victoria jellyfish blue fluorescent protein (BFP) cDNA for site-directed mutagenesis (Y66H). Modification turned BFP to green fluorescent protein (GFP). Performed bacteria transformation, gel electrophoresis (agarose and PAGE), chemiluminescence, and spectrophotometry. Used for cell visualization.
Lab Director: Dr. Alazar Ayele
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Applied PCR to S.cerevisiae yeast DNA. Identified colonies with β-carotene producing gene (crtYB). Applied restriction digest and gel electrophoresis. Used to identify yeast culture that fortifies bread with Vitamin A.
Lab Director: Dr. Vivek Bajaj
↓ Presentation for Procedure/Findings
Community Service
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Organized symposia (Science Cafés) for Boston area teens. Played a key role in contacting local researchers to present their work. Delivered opening remarks at each event.
Leadership Positions
FIRST Robotics Competition Club Team #6731
Team Captain
September 2019 - May 2020
Appointed co-captain of Belmont MA’s robotics team, Record Robotics. From 2017-2021, worked with teammates and mentors to compete at the annual FIRST Robotics Competition, developed and managed our web-page and organized outreach events at local elementary schools, the public library, and the MIT Museum. Pitched before Nobel Laureate Sir James Fraser Stoddart to solicit financial support for the coming robotics season, leading to a $10,000 donation.
↓ Slideshow
MIT Museum
Teen Programming Council Member
2017 - 2019
Computer Skills
Python, Java, C#, HTML, CSS, Next.js, React, R, Git, Bash, SHELL, Linux, Flask, STREAM, LaTeX, Jupyter Notebooks, Excel/Google Sheets.
Academic and Professional Honors
- DKU Innovation Incubator Finalists (Oct 2022); view project at pulse-olive.vercel.app
- Best Visualization Award at Duke DataFest (Apr 2022); view project at fishswish.net
- Reviewer (ad hoc) for Briefings in Bioinformatics (Oxford University Press)
- HackDuke2021 participant
- Top 1% PSAT, US College Board
- District Event Finalist, NE Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
- Xerox Creativity Award, NE Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
- Honorable Mention, NCWIT Award for Inspirations in Computing
- Old Girls Association Literary Prize, Miss Edgar's & Cramp's School for Girls
Hobbies
- Ballet (Place Des Artes, Montreal CA)
- Music (Belmont High School Women's Chorale, guitar, piano)
- Sailing (Winsor Varsity Team, Belmont High School Varsity Team, Community Boating Inc)
