Raymond Sanchez, PhD

Experience

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  University of Arizona Recording Studio

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern
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  The University of Arizona, Department of Neurology

  Jan 2013 - May 2015

  Facial recognition and social intelligence in patients with Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia In vivo electrophysiology and fast scanning cyclic voltammetry of neurotransmitter release in behaving rats Chronic Long-Term Monitoring of Human Sleep for better metrics of health, sleep-based neurofeedback therapies

  • Research Volunteer

    Jul 2014 - May 2015

  • Research Volunteer

    Jun 2014 - May 2015

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2013 - May 2015
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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  UA/NASA Space Grant Intern, Science Writer

  Translation and communication of scientific research to the broader public, working with University of Arizona public information officers and local media, science writing and journalism

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  University of Washington

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2021

  PhD Candidate in Neuroscience Graduate ProgramUsed techniques from molecular biology, genetics, animal behavior, digital signal processing and machine learning to better understand the relationship between sleep and epilepsy. - Collected large datasets of neural recordings from disease models and developed custom analysis software - Co-developed open-source Python toolkit for automatic classification of sleep data - Used cutting-edge genetic targeting strategies to identify roles of specific cell-types in sleep - Managed several different projects simultaneously spanning multiple research areas - Mentored undergraduate and fellow PhD students in research - Led neuroscience outreach efforts including a neuroscience-themed art show - Managed team of graduate student reviewers for undergraduate neuroscience magazine Show less

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    Aug 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2020
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  Allen Institute for Brain Science

  Mar 2021 - now

  - Clean and visualize large biological datasets using R and Python to support development of the Cell Type Knowledge Explorer, a new product for exploring a single-cell atlas of primary motor cortex- Coordinate data sharing and build alignment between internal and external stakeholders to execute on product vision- Incorporate user feedback and scientists' research needs to rapidly iterate on data visualizations and user experience- Analysis of single-cell transcriptomics datasets from human brain using high-dimensional clustering and supervised machine learning methods - Development of web application for internal data scientists using Shiny Show less

  • Product Manager II

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Scientist I

    Mar 2021 - Sept 2022