Andrew Dam
Lead Investigator
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolAndrew Dam is a research-driven medical student and Lead Investigator at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine with a decade of experience bridging clinical research, program leadership, and community safety initiatives. A Queen’s BHSc graduate with advanced training in applied research methods, he has led large-scale systematic reviews and meta-analyses, calibrated screening teams, and delivered reproducible analyses in R. He pairs academic rigor—work with McMaster’s Evidence in Allergy Lab and teaching roles—with operational impact, having overseen a $500K campus safety service and built a scheduling automation that cut planning time by 75%. Active in student leadership and public engagement, he founded peer tutoring programs, co-founded a multilingual COVID resource initiative, and sustains a strong presence in music and communications. Known for translating complex evidence into practical policy and tools, he brings both fastidious data skills and a knack for building cross-functional teams.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
O.S.S.D, O.S.S.D at Sherwood Secondary SchoolDoctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Medicine (MD) at Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoBachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) — BHSc, Learning Track: Applied Research Methods in Health Sciences, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) — BHSc, Learning Track: Applied Research Methods in Health Sciences at Queen's University
Github Skills (20)
ontology10
sequencing10
bioinformatics10
metagenomics10
open-science9
metadata9
semantic-web9
aro9
genes8
ontologies8
scheme7
open-source7
mass6
galaxy5
owl3
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
arpcard/state-of-the-card-2021
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:13 commits, 13 pushes in 12 days
arpcard/amr_curation
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
A public repository for collective curation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes and mutations. Submit, discuss, and resolve AMR curation issues.
Contributions:39 commits, 63 pushes, 19 comments in 1 year
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