
Timeline
About me
MSc Bioinformatics Graduate at The University of Edinburgh
Education

International school manila
2017 - 2018International baccalaureateActivities and Societies: Robotics Club, French Honour Society, Modern Music Masters (Tri-M society), Symphonic Band, Battle of the Bands Accompanist (2 years) Higher Level:Biology, Chemistry, HistoryStandard Level:Maths, French B, English A Language and Literature

The university of edinburgh
2022 - 2023Master of science - msc bioinformaticsActivities and Societies: Postgraduate Bioinformatics Programme Representative, Filipino Society, Clarinet Choir Society Project: Development of a web application for computational-protein design (Wells Wood Research Group)

The university of sheffield
2018 - 2022Bachelor of science - bsc genetics and microbiology with a year in industryActivities and Societies: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Society, Med Tech Society, Pet Society, Computer Club Research Project: Illumina read simulation to assess software packages for structural variant detection using PythonLiterature Review: Applications of Machine Learning in Molecular Biology
Experience
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German development cooperation(giz)
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017InternDid secretary tasks, helped publicize the company by creating posters (e.g. Sustainable Goals) helped contribute ideas into making their Climate Change meeting welcoming to their guests. Also helped with photography during the actual summit.

Imperial college london
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017Summer program studentSigned up for ICL's summer program and was accepted. Studied in Imperial College London for 3 weeks and learned various lab skills (e.g. pipetting technique, microscopy skills)

University of the philippines los baños
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019Training for basic molecular biology techniques and data analysisSpent one week hands on training on Genomic DNA isolation, gel electrophoresis, DNA amplification using gene-specific and SSR markers and basic data analysis including primer design, marker-data and sequence-data analysis.

University of the philippines diliman
Sept 2019 - Oct 2019Python programming (integrated with django web framework)Learned basic and some advanced programming skills using Python, along with basic game development and web development using Django. Assignments were given each week with a final project in creating a blog from scratch.
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Research institute for tropical medicine (ritm doh)
Sept 2019 - Sept 2019Training for molecular diagnostics: pcr applications in infectious disease diagnosticsSpent one week learning from lectures and practical lab work on nucleic acid extraction, PCR components and amplification steps; Learned how to interpret and analyse PCR results as well as interpret molecular diagnostics results in clinical setting; learned to consistently apply biosafety and biosecurity practices.

Roche
Sept 2020 - Sept 2021Clinical pharmacology placementUsing various programmes such as Certara's Phoenix platform and Rstudio to perform NCA analyses on oncology drugs in their early trials

The university of edinburgh
Oct 2022 - Jan 2024Msc bioinformatics programme representative
Siliconchips services ltd
Dec 2023 - nowCopyeditor
Klarity
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024Medical writer internComprehensive medical research translated into engaging articles on health and disease management for the layman audience.
Licenses & Certifications
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Edx verified certificate for quantitative methods for biology
EdxSept 2020 
Ib diploma
International baccalaureateJan 2018
Noncompartmental data analysis using phoenix winnonlin
CertaraApr 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Sofia OliveraSaltire Award University of Edinburgh Aug 2023 Volunteering award as Programme Representative for Bioinformatics.
- Awarded to Sofia OliveraICARE excellence award International School Manila May 2018 An award given out to students in ICARE group/volunteer service groups who were identified as students with great leadership or students that had gone above and beyond the requirement.
- Awarded to Sofia OliveraFirst Place Presentation Imperial College London (Summer Program) Jun 2017 Created a group project on the ethics and uses of CRISPR in front of a judge panel.
- Awarded to Sofia Olivera1st Place Piano Competiton Yupangco Music Academy 2017
Volunteer Experience
Number Heroes Volunteer
Issued by The University of Sheffield on Mar 2022
Associated with Sofia OliveraResource Creator (Maths)
Issued by Beards and Books on Mar 2021
Associated with Sofia OliveraComputer Club Volunteer (Autism Awareness)
Issued by The University of Sheffield on Nov 2019
Associated with Sofia OliveraStudent Mentor
Issued by International School Manila & Papaya Academy on Oct 2016
Associated with Sofia OliveraStudent Volunteer
Issued by Tzu Chi Foundation on Oct 2015
Associated with Sofia OliveraStudent Mentor
Issued by CJ Learning Center on Mar 2017
Associated with Sofia Olivera
Languages
- enEnglish
- taTagalog
- frFrench
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