Omdena

Data Scientist Intern

10/2024 - Present



3D Imagery Analysis and Segmentation | 02/2025 - Present

Skills:

  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Machine Learning Deployment
  • Team Leadership
  • Global Team Collaboration
  • Fast Project Delivery




    • Sudan Healthcare Accessibility and Analysis | 12/2024 - 02/2025

    Skills:

  • Machine Learning
  • Disease Forecasting
  • Web Application Development
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Public Health Data Analysis




    • Kenya Crop Disease Detector | 10/2024 - 12/2024

    Skills:

  • Convolutional Neural Networks
  • Computer Vision
  • Agricultural Technology (AgriTech)
  • Crop Disease Detection
  • Food Security Enhancement
  • Sustainable Agriculture




    • Kitwe Fake News Aggregator and Analyzer | 10/2024 - 12/2024

    Skills:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Data Aggregation
  • News Analysis
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • RSS Feeder
  • Decision Support Systems








    • Springboard

    Data Scientist Student

    05/2024 - 08/2024



    Capstone 3

    Calculating Mental Health Survey Scores Across Differing Ethnicities in Economic Depressions



    Capstone 2

    Data Science Job Locator



    Capstone 1

    Ski Slope Ticket Price Predictor







    Astellas Gene Therapies

    Research Associate

    01/2022 - 05/2024

    Skills:

  • Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Gene Therapy
  • Plasmid DNA Design and Construction
  • Restriction Digestion
  • Ligation
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
  • Gibson Assembly
  • Quality Control (Sanger Sequencing, ITR Sequencing, Restriction Analysis)
  • Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR)
  • ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)
  • Primer Design (IDT PrimerQuest)
  • Vector Genome Quantification (Bio-Rad ddPCR Workflow)
  • Capsid Quantification (Progen AAV ELISA Kits)
  • Cell Culture (HEK293, Jurkat, PBMC Cells)
  • BSL-1/2 Laboratory Practices
  • AAV Transduction
  • Fluorescence Microscopy
  • Flow Cytometry






    • Binghamton University

    Research Technician, Undergraduate Researcher

    08/2017 - 03/2021



    Research Technician | Varodayan Lab | 06/2020 - 03/2021

    Skills:

  • Lab Management
  • Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting
  • Research Methodology
  • Experimental Design
  • Solution and Buffer Preparation
  • Inventory Management
  • Budget Management
  • Collaboration with Researchers
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
  • Protein Sequencing (Foundations)
  • DNA Sequencing (Foundations)
  • Scientific Literature Analysis
  • Journal Club Participation
  • Data Interpretation
  • Critical Reading Skills


    • Researcher | Grewer Lab | 01/2019 - 05/2020

    Skills:

  • Undergraduate research internship focused on organic synthesis of amino acid transporter inhibitors.
  • Goal: Suppress cancer cell growth.
  • Cloned plasmid DNA encoding specific amino acid transporters.
  • Transfected HEK293 cells to express these transporters.
  • Confirmed transporter expression in cells.
  • Treated cells with synthesized inhibitors.
  • Assessed cell responses to evaluate the compounds' effectiveness.


    • Researcher | Flynn Lab | 08/2017 - 12/2018

    Skills:

  • Pipetting
  • Solution preparation
  • Bacterial transformation
  • Transfection
  • Cell passaging
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Presenting two research posters
  • Participating in group presentations
  • Compiling literature reviews
  • Delivering a research proposal