Research Assistant Production Technician

Oleksandra Zatserklyana Indianapolis, IN 618-***-****

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Bioinformatician with M.S. degree proficient in application of bioinformatics software and tools

Skilled in Python and R programming for bioinformatics tasks and large datasets

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Bioinformatics, 2015

B.S., Northern Illinois University, Biological Sciences, 2009

Certificate, Coursera Johns Hopkins University, Algorithms for Genomic Sequencing, 2021

Certificate, EDX IsraelX GaBI, Essentials of Genomics, 2020

Certificate, EDX UC San Diego, Introduction to Genomic Data Science, 2019

Certificate, EDX Harvard University, Using Python for Research, 2018

Certificate, EDX Introduction to Python, 2017

SKILLS

Bioinformatics: Analysis, VCFtools, PLINK Software, Genome Build Conversion Tools, Gene and Chromosome Annotation, GenBank, Alignment Tools, Galaxy Software, Genome Assembly

Python: Algorithms, Data Processing Pipelines, Troubleshooting

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bioinformatics Analyst, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis July 2022-December 2022

Studied genomics data from the Parkinson’s Progressive Markers Initiative study

Used VCFtools and PLINK software to pull out gene and chromosome data from large datasets

Annotated VCFtools output files using Annovar annotation software

All tasks were performed on High Performance Computing under Linux environment

Used cloud server for memory-intensive jobs

COVID-19 Career Break 2020-2022

Successfully completed qualification round of Bioinformatics Competition 2021

Reworked thesis data analysis using Python programming approach

Analyzed SARS-CoV-2 virus and genomics data using Galaxy software

Extended my bioinformatics skills. Took specialized courses on EDX and Coursera

Production Technician, Bay Photo 2016-2020

Worked on all stages of preparation of different types of orders, performed quality control checks

Graduate Research Assistant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 2010-2015

Analyzed multiple alignments of large sequence tracts for annotation of the Rhg4 locus

Annotated region with 9 genes, submitted the record of the novel sequence to GenBank

Transformed DH5α E. coli bacterial cells with plasmid DNA and created library of plasmids containing protein of interest

PUBLICATIONS

Zatserklyana O and Lightfoot DA (2017) Additional Polymorphisms Linked to Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance At The Rhg4 locus. Atlas Journal of Biology

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Chromatin and Epigenetic Regulation of Transcription 2011

Genomes of Animals and Plants Virtual Conference 2021

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