Curriculum Vitae

Education

2020 — Present
PhD in Cell & Systems Biology
University of Toronto | Supervisors: Dr. Alan Moses and Dr. Jennifer Mitchell
2018 — 2020
Certificate in Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
2018 — 2019
Certificate in Data Science
University of Guelph
2012 — 2017
B.Sc. in Computer Science
University of Waterloo | Honours Bioinformatics

Work Experience

2017 — 2020
Software Developer
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Toronto, Ontario
Aug 2016 — Dec 2016
Software Developer (Co-op)
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Toronto, Ontario
Jan 2016 — Apr 2016
Software Developer (Co-op)
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Toronto, Ontario
May 2015 — Aug 2015
Bioinformatician (Co-op)
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | Toronto, Ontario
Aug 2014 — Dec 2014
Software Developer (Co-op)
Ontario Ministry of Government Services | Toronto, Ontario
Jan 2014 — Apr 2014
R&D Developer (Co-op)
Mount Sinai Hospital | Toronto, Ontario

Awards & Honors

Invited Talks

2024
Deciphering the regulatory logic of mouse embryonic stem cell enhancers using deep learning.
Cell & Systems Biology Department Trainee Seminar Series | Toronto, Ontario
2023
Can deep learning crack the cis-regulatory code? A case study with mouse embryonic stem cell enhancers.
Canadian Conference on Epigenetics | Banff, Alberta
2022
Beyond master regulators: A neural network learns that canonical transcription factor motifs predict enhancer activity
Toronto Bioinformatics User Group | Toronto, Ontario

Poster Presentations

2024
Improving the performance of supervised deep learning for regulatory genomics using phylogenetic augmentation
International Society for Computational Biology | Montreal, Quebec
2022
Evaluating enhancer sequence rules in mouse embryonic stem cells using predictive models of gene expression
Canadian Conference on Epigenetics | Esterel, Quebec
2022
Evaluating enhancer sequence rules in mouse embryonic stem cells using predictive models of gene expression
Biology of Genomes | Woodbury, New York
2021
Sequence features distinguish STARR-seq enhancer activity in a native chromatin context
Genome Informatics | Woodbury, New York
2019
Dockstore 2.0: Enhancing a community platform for sharing cloud-agnostic research tools
Canadian Cancer Research Conference | Ottawa, Ontario
2019
Dockstore 2.0: Enhancing a community platform for sharing cloud-agnostic research tools
Bioinformatics Open Source Conference | Basel, Switzerland
2019
Dockstore 2.0: Enhancing a community platform for sharing cloud-agnostic research tools
OICR Translational Research Conference | King City, Ontario

Volunteer Experience

2023 — Present
Volunteer
Toronto Bioinformatics User Group | Toronto, Ontario
2023 — 2025
Tutoring Coordinator
BridgeTO | Toronto, Ontario
2021 — 2023
Tutor
BridgeTO | Toronto, Ontario