
Timeline
About me
Statistical Geneticist at NTNU
Education

University of michigan
-Doctor of philosophy (ph.d.) biological and biomedical sciencesAktiviteter och föreningar:Bioinformatics Girls Who Code, FEMMES, Graduate Students at UM Lean In Circle, MiSciWriters, Wesley Foundation at UM Completed dissertation titled "Genetic discovery and precision medicine in cardiovascular diseases using electronic health record-linked biobanks."

University of michigan
-Master of arts (m.a.) statistics
University of north carolina at chapel hill
-Bachelor of science (bs) quantitative biologyAktiviteter och föreningar:Phi Beta Chi National Sorority, Order of Omega National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Dance Marathon, Operation Building Courage

North carolina school of science and mathematics
-High school diplomaAktiviteter och föreningar:Varsity Soccer, Varsity Softball, Varsity Cheerleading, Varsity Volleyball, Key Club, Science and Math Apple Computer Club, Peer College Counselors
Experience

Unc biology department
Sept 2009 - Jan 2013Undergraduate researcherCo-authored “Mechanosensation across and within Drosophila species” published in Drosophila Information Services 92, 2009; conducted research for honors thesis on “Evolutionary Development of Gain-of-Function Stripes in Z. indianus”; performed general bench work and fruit fly husbandry to assist graduate students

Quaker lake camp
Jan 2010 - Aug 2013Planned and executed environmental education activities for preschoolers during Summer 2012 and Summer 2013. Provided wilderness first aid and limited medical supervision to ensure the well-being of staff and campers during residential week-long summer camp, for 10 sessions ages 5-17; Communicated with parents concerning campers’ health needs in intake screenings; Served as liaison between camp director, camp nurse, parents and campers
Seeds Coordinator
Jan 2012 - Aug 2013Health and Safety Director
Jan 2010 - Aug 2013

National institutes of health
Aug 2013 - Jul 2015Postbaccalaureate irtaPerformed computational genomics research on Type 2 Diabetes under former postdoctoral fellow and current University of Michigan Assistant Professor, Dr. Stephen Parker, in the laboratory of Dr. Francis S. Collins in the National Human Genome Research Institute.

University of michigan
Sept 2015 - Aug 2021Graduate research fellowBioinformatics PhD Candidate co-mentored by Dr. Cristen Willer and Dr. Mike Boehnke and supported by NHGRI Genome Sciences Training Grant and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Dissertation titled "Genetic discovery and precision medicine in cardiovascular diseases using electronic health record-linked biobanks.”
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Norwegian university of science and technology (ntnu)
Jan 2021 - nowFunded by the European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, ProtectHearts will use the world’s largest population-biobank-linked proteomics datasets to develop a novel protein-based risk score for cardiovascular disease. With a particular focus on heart disease in women, this 30 month project will also fund my training at the Finnish Institute of Molecular Medicine and deCODE genetics.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
Jan 2024 - nowPostdoctoral Research Fellow
Jan 2021 - Jan 2024
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Institute for molecular medicine finland (fimm)
Jul 2024 - nowVisiting researcherResearch in FinnGen with Professor Samuli Ripatti for MSCA Project, ProtectHearts
Licenses & Certifications
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Computing for data analysis
CourseraJan 2013 
Introduction to git for data science
Datacamp
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordBest Dissemination Award 2022-2023 K.G. Jebsen Academy for Young Medical Researchers okt. 2023 Competitively awarded to a nominated member of one of Norway's K.G. Jebsen Center who has excelled in dissemination of their research.
- Awarded to Brooke Wolford2022 Charles J. Epstein Trainee Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Research Finalist American Society of Human Genetics okt. 2022 One of 9 postdoctoral finalists from over 500 applicants. Presented my work at the 2022 Excellence in Human Genetics Awards Reception as well as a Platform Presentation at the ASHG Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordBest Dissemination Award 2021-2022 K.G. Jebsen Academy for Young Medical Researchers okt. 2022 https://www.ntnu.edu/web/kg-jebsen-academy/kgj-awardCompetitively awarded to a nominated member of one of Norway's K.G. Jebsen Center who has excelled in dissemination of their research.
- Awarded to Brooke Wolford2021 Charles J. Epstein Trainee Awards for Excellence in Human Genetics Research Postdoctoral Semifinalist American Society of Human Genetics aug. 2021 ASHG honors excellence in research conducted by trainees through merit-based awards that recognize highly competitive abstracts submitted and presented at the ASHG Annual Meeting. One of 500 applicants for 60 semifinalist selections.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordExcellence in Research, Service, Teaching, and Promotion of DEI University of Michigan Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies sep. 2019 Program in Biomedical Sciences 20th Anniversary Graduate Student Awards
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordAnnual Student Service Award Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics dec. 2018
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordGenome Sciences Training Program University of Michigan apr. 2016 The Genome Science Training Program (GSTP) at the University of Michigan provides support for pre- and post-doctoral training at the interface of statistical, computational, and molecular genetics under support from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordNSF Graduate Research Fellowship National Science Foundation mars 2016 The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordBenard L. Maas Fellowship Award Rackham Graduate School apr. 2015
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordNSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program Honorable Mention National Science Foundation apr. 2015
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordNHGRI Scientific Symposium Best Traditional Scientific Poster Award NHGRI Intramural Training Office dec. 2014
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordNIH Intramural Sequencing Center Pilot Project Grantee NISC juli 2014 Led the collaborative grant-writing effort of the Collins laboratory and received funding from NISC for sequencing (ATAC-seq and RNA-seq) on 4 lanes of Illumina HiSeq2000 worth ~$10,000.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordOutstanding Poster Award Office of Intramural Training and Education maj 2014 Posters were judged by teams of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and staff scientists/staff clinicians. An Outstanding Poster Award is granted to individuals for having authored posters that scored in the top 20% of all posters presented.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordBachelor of Science Degree, Highest Honors and Highest Distinction University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill maj 2013
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordTom and Elizabeth Long Excellence Fund for Honors Research Award Honors Carolina apr. 2013 $500 research grant for students conducting research for an honors thesis.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordPhi Beta Kappa - nov. 2012 Induction into the nation's oldest academic honor society
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordSummer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - apr. 2012 $3,000 funding to complete undergraduate research.
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordGoldwater Scholarship Nominee UNC mars 2012
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordOrder of Omega National Honor Society - okt. 2011
- Awarded to Brooke WolfordSteffee Endowment for Student Research and Creativity NCSSM 2009
Volunteer Experience
Science Communication Co-lead
Issued by COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative on Jul 2020
Associated with Brooke WolfordClub Co-Founder
Issued by Girls Who Code on Jan 2017
Associated with Brooke WolfordVolunteer
Issued by Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum on Dec 2015
Associated with Brooke WolfordFemales Excelling More in Math Engineering and the Sciences (FEMMES) Volunteer
Issued by University of Michigan on Jan 2015
Associated with Brooke WolfordGenome Advance of the Month Contributor
Issued by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) on Aug 2014
Associated with Brooke WolfordGenome Zone Volunteer
Issued by Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History on Mar 2014
Associated with Brooke WolfordCarolina Club Chair
Issued by UNC General Alumni Association on Jan 2016
Associated with Brooke WolfordVolunteer
Issued by Montgomery Hospice on Jul 2014
Associated with Brooke WolfordGuardian ad Litem
Issued by Guardian Ad Litem Program for Orange and Chatham Counties on Jun 2011
Associated with Brooke Wolford
Languages
- boBokmål, norwegian
- spSpanish
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