Andrea M. Rau
Ph.D. Candidate Home phone: 765-***-****
Department of Statistics Work phone: 765-***-****
Purdue University Fax: 765-***-****
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URL: www.stat.purdue.edu/ arau
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
To improve the understanding of genomics through statistics, and to contribute to increased
Objective
international collaboration between scientists working in the eld of bioinformatics.
Bioinformatics Statistical Genomics Statistical Genetics
Interests
Computational Biology Analysis of SNP Data Data Mining and Massive Data
New Sequencing Technologies Association Mapping Bayesian analysis
Ph.D. in Statistics (expected May 2010) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Education
M.S. in Applied Statistics (May 2007) Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
B.A. in French & Mathematics, Concentration in Statistics (May 2005 with distinction)
Saint Olaf College, North eld, MN.
Purdue University, Department of Statistics
Experience
Research Assistant for R.W. Doerge, Purdue University (January 2008 - present)
- Performing exploration and pre-processing of microarray data.
- Analysis of di erentially expressed genes for A ymetrix expression data.
Consultant, Technical Assistance Program (March 2007-December 2007)
- Assisting Indiana businesses to improve operations using data-driven solutions.
- Designing report of Indiana Public Health System Quality Improvement Project.
Consultant, Statistical Consulting Service (January 2007-December 2007)
- Working with members of Purdue community to design and analyze experiments.
- Assisting with statistical software.
Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) Network Outreach Coordinator (2007-2008)
- Maintaining communication within the STATCOM Network.
- Coordinating STATCOM Network Business meeting at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Internships
Walgreens Corporation, Deer eld, IL (May 2006-August 2006)
- Analyzing e ect of advertising changes on store sales.
- Implementing intervention models to investigate impact of nearby competitors.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (January 2005)
- Applying pharmacokinetic analysis literature to data from Phase I clinical trial.
- Studying relationship between plasma concentration of a chemotherapy drug and
time after infusion.
Mathematical Statistics Time Series Data Mining
Coursework
Multivariate Analysis Computational Statistics Linear Models
Applied Regression Analysis Stochastic Modeling Population Genetics
Languages/Packages: C/C++, L TEX, R, SAS, S-PLUS, SPSS, Perl
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Computer Skills
Honorable mention, Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship (2009)
Honors
A.H. Ismail Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Research Travel Award (2009)
Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE) Fellowship,
Purdue University (2005-2010)
National Merit Scholar (2001)
Presidential Scholar (2001)
American Statistical Association
Organizations
Statistical Bioinformatics Center, Purdue University
Phi Beta Kappa
Pi Delta Phi (French Honor Society)
Available upon request
References