Curriculum Vitae
Xiaolu Huang Sturgeon
***** ********* ***** ( Thornton ( CO 80602 (**************@*****.*** ( 720-
Objectives
SAS Programmer.
Backgrounds
M.D. (Bachelor) in medicine, M.S. in Immunogenetics, M.S. in Computer
Science and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. Post Doc of Bioinformatics research.
Certified for SAS Base Programming for SAS9 (ID: SR7391190) and Certified
for SAS Advanced Programming for SAS9 (ID: SR7391190).
Computer Science Technical Proficiency
Platforms: UNIX OS, Linux OS, Microsoft Windows OS and Mac OS;
Languages: SAS, Java, C++, UNIX shell, PHP, PHP GD Library, R programming,
HTML, SQL; familiar with C, Perl, JavaScript;
Database servers: MYSQL, Microsoft SQL Server; familiar with Sybase,
Oracle;
Professional and Research Experience
Institutional Analyst at PBA at University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder,
CO (Feb 2012 -April 2013)
. Upgraded the daily admission report using SAS ODS, DDE, PROC SUMMARY,
PROC FREQ and other SAS procedures and methods.
. Developed the weekly admission audit report using SAS programming,
including excel template and SAS dataset and excel importing and
exporting
. Using SAS email facility to generate automatic emails for trapping
errors and for reminding users of the final results
. Have participated in the process of FCQ (Faculty Course
Questionnaire), and have learned sophisticated SAS report and error
trapping
Post Doc. of Bioinformatics at University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
(Nov 2007 - Feb 2012)
. Have used SAS and R to do statistic analysis and generate graphs for
Microarray and reversed phase protein array data research.
. Have used JAVA JUNG2 programming to generate dynamic movable network
graphs for protein-protein correlation presentation.
. Have designed and maintained and wrote web access of bioinformatics
databases in MYSQL.
. Have programmed with PHP GD to generate graphs showing precise exon
genome locations.
Ph.D. student of bioinformatics major at University of Nebraska Medical
Center (UNMC), Research Assistant of Bioinformatics Program, Omaha, NE (Aug
2001 - May 2007)
. Have designed and implemented RNA structure prediction models and
algorithms.
. Have worked on the motif finding research project using common
interval algorithm.
. Have created and maintained bioinformatics databases in MYSQL.
. Have created and designed web servers for RNA pseudoknot prediction
and protein ligand motif finding projects (web access through JAVA
Servelet).
Research Assistant, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE (Dec 1999 - April
2001)
. Have worked on using K means algorithm for handwriting recognition
using UNIX shell and JAVA programming.
. Have scripted JAVA servelet that connect Oracle database through JDBC-
ODBC Bridge.
. Have worked on programming project using C++, C, UNIX shell and JAVA
programming.
Ph.D. Student at Biochemistry Department, University of Nebraska Medical
Center, Omaha, NE (Jul 1996 - Dec 1998)
Research Fellow, Section of Anesthesiology, Shanghai 6th People's Hospital,
Shanghai, China (Aug 1995 - Jul 1996)
Some Representative WebPages
. http://140.226.190.96/iddrc/iddrc/data/proteincorrelation_sasgraph.pdf
contains SAS graph for protein-protein correlation illustration.
. http://gfuncpathdb.ucdenver.edu/iddrc/iddrc/GeneQuest.php for
searching data in MYSQL database.
. http://140.226.190.96/iddrc/iddrc/jung-samples-2/AnnotationsDemo.html
is a dynamic network graph generated with JAVA JUNG2, vertices and
edges colored and shaped differently according to their properties.
. http://gfuncpathdb.ucdenver.edu/iddrc/BACE.jpeg as an example of size-
proportional graph generated with PHP GD.
Education
Degrees Dates Institutes locations Majors
M.D. -1992 Shanghai Second Medical Shanghai, Medicine
University China
M.S. -1995 Shanghai Second Medical Shanghai, Immunogenetic
University China s
M.S. -2001 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE Computer
Science
Ph.D. -2007 University of Nebraska Medical Omaha, NE Bioinformatics
Center
Referee Information
Dr. Qiuming Zhu (advisor for my Master degree in Computer Science)
Professor of Computer Science
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE 68182-0500
Tel:402-***-****
Fax:402-***-****
E-Mail: ****@****.*******.***
Dr. Hesham H. Ali (Advisor for my Ph.D. degree in Bioinformatics)
Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs
Department of Computer Science
College of Information Science and Technology
University Nebraska at Omaha
1110 South 67th Street
Omaha, NE 68106
Phone: 402-***-****
Email: ******@*******.***
Fanchon Finucane
Institutional Research Analyst
Department: Planning, Budget & Analysis
Mailing Box: 15 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-015
Phone: 303-***-****
Email: *******.********@********.***