Summary
Amy Olex is a Senior Research Scientist and bioinformatics leader with over 17 years of experience applying machine learning, NLP, and multi-omics analytics to clinical and biological datasets. Based at VCU’s Wright Center, she builds and operationalizes scalable bioinformatics pipelines, manages large-scale genomics resources, and leads multidisciplinary teams to translate complex data into actionable research. She has shaped national public-health efforts through leadership in N3C’s Immunosuppressed/Compromised Clinical Domain Team and pioneered data governance protocols for controlled-access human genomics data. Her PhD work on fine-tuning large language models for clinical text spawned practical, user-friendly NLP tools and informs her advocacy for ethical AI and educational initiatives on generative models. Currently contributing strategic direction to the Accelerated Cure Project for MS, she blends technical depth with a rare focus on transparency, accessibility, and revenue-generating data stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University
AS, Computer Science, AS, Computer Science at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Wake Forest University