Andrea Tamminga

Experience

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  Bepress

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  Data Analyst

  Collected data from academic peer-reviewed journal articles published by researchers at universities and colleges around the world.Built and organized digital repository databases.Analyzed large data sets.Familiarized myself with scientific publications and databases.

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  McCaulou's Department Store

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  Customer Service and Sales Representative

  Organized and managed warehouse deliveries and transfersActed as a sales representative, processing customers’ purchases and returnsProfessionally handed customer service complains and difficult customersProvided training for new employees

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  Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

  Instructional Support Assistant

  Acted as the primary contact point for students enrolled in a computer science course covering Excel, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. As a team, created and marked assignments, ran tutorials, and taught the students while coordinating with multiple other teams within the department. Utilized relational databases for organization and management of student records.Designed, monitored, and organized academic webpages for the university and computer science department.

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  Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Bioinformatician for Chronic Respiratory Diseases

  Performed statistical analysis of gene expression datasets to determine a common gene signature important in the pathogenesis of chronic respiratory disease, resulting in a co-first author publication in Scientific Reports.Developed an analysis pipeline using R to process and evaluate publicly available microarray data and produce standardized results.Identified novel trends and discrepancies in previously evaluated datasets and consolidated these insights into reports and presentations to lead investigators.Utilized patient clinical factors to develop hypotheses regarding chronic respiratory diseases.Designed and carried out in vitro experimentation using pharmaceutical interventions on airway epithelial cell cultures (calu3 line) using ELISA and other fluorescence detection methods. Show less

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  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Genomic Data Analyst

  Developed bioinformatic pipelines and visualization techniques for analysis of Hi-C, RNA-seq, and BS-seq data using Python and R on a high-computing cluster. . Built and maintained workflows, including hardware and software infrastructures, through the use of Snakemake, Github, LabKey, Docker, and high-computing clusters.Evaluated and managed software selections for lab-wide use.

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  Kleinstein Lab, Yale University

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Graduate Research Analyst

  Performed a meta-analysis evaluating the accuracy and specificity of numerous published disease signatures, resulting in a publication in Cell Systems.Determined that signatures are generally inaccurately described in publications with test/validation sets based on specific diseases, while the signatures are described as generalized to broader categories. For example, a signature developed using viral versus bacterial pneumonia cases would be published and described as a signature for differentiation of all viral versus bacterial infections. Utilized R to clean, normalize, and process data pulled from varying sources, and produced written and visual reports for project leadership.Performed a deep-dive of published articles and databases in the field to evaluate their inclusion in meta-analyses. Show less

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  Cotsapas Lab, Yale University

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2024

  Doctoral Research

  Explored contributing factors to sex bias in immune function through genetic and genomic techniques, with a focus on investigating associations between gonadocorticoids and disease risk.Utilized Linux command line, SQL, R, Python, shell scripting, and high performance computing clusters to develop analysis pipelines.Analyzed and manipulated large databases of GWAS and high-throughput data using bash, SQL, and R.Prepared weekly reports for stakeholders that described progress, identified potential hurdles, and provided a road map for future steps.Maintained detailed documentation to ensure smoother development and maintenance of all projects and streamline troubleshooting.Participated in grant writing, data access applications, and critical analysis of published results and STEM articles.Engaged in collaborative problem identification and obstacle resolution for diverse projects.Presented complex and technical methods and concepts to non-experts in a clear and compelling manner. Show less