SCOTT SMYRE

Salisbury, NC ***** 704-***-**** adwzzh@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/scott-smyre-phd

Summary

· Full-stack scientist with 6 years of experience designing and parameterizing experiments for sensory neuroscience, building custom scientific equipment, collecting data, and performing complex multivariate analyses on large datasets.

· Aiming to join an organization that values creative problem solving by applying my knowledge of statistical methods, predictive analytics, and big data tools.

Skills

Programming: R, Matlab, C

Modeling: Multivariate regressions, logistic regressions, linear regressions

Visualization: Excel, Powerpoint, Google Sheets

Data Mining

Oral Presentations

Project Management

Interpersonal Communication

Problem-solving

Experience

Graduate Research Associate May 2017 - Present

Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

· Substantial research productivity: 3 first-author peer-reviewed publications, 2 manuscripts in preparation, 5 abstracts

· Mentored and trained 1 post-doctoral fellow, 1 graduate student, 2 undergraduate students, and 1 laboratory technician in behavioral, electrophysiological, and statistical techniques.

· Acquired and analyzed complex multivariate datasets using parametric and nonparametric statistical techniques in MATLAB and R.

· Designed, constructed, and maintained hardware and software systems for data collection: 3-D modeling and fabrication, programming commercial hardware and microcontrollers using MATLAB and C.

· Conducted multi-faceted experiments studying sensory development: research design and parameterization, protocol implementation, surgical procedures and after care, behavioral/perceptual training and testing, and single neuron electrophysiology.

· Developed and taught neuroanatomy lectures to a classroom of 40+ students.

· Tutored and assisted students individually or in small groups to help master school assignments and to reinforce learning concepts.

Leadership and Community

My Brother's Healer Fall 2021 - Present

Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

· Organization designed to promote the mental, spiritual, physical, and professional well-being of male students in all degree programs who identify with ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine and biomedical research.

· Participated in workshops with The Crosby Scholars AAMPED (African American Males Pursuing Educational Dreams) program to offer different health professions and hands-on sessions for their scholars.

Mentor for S.Y.S.T.E.M Fall 2017 - 2019

Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

· Mentored children living in single parent homes, growing up in poverty, and coping with parental incarceration. Monthly meetings and workshops to aid reading comprehension, technical skills, life skills, etiquette, and career exploration.

Education and Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience GPA: 3.96 May 2023

Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

Awarded NIH Research Fellowship, National Eye Institute

Awarded NIH Training Fellowship, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Additional Coursework in Advanced Multivariate Analysis, Quantitative Methods in Bioscience, and Computational Neuroscience

Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences GPA: 3.93 May 2019

Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC

Bachelor of Science in Biophysics May 2016

Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC