Cindy Santander
NSF-NERC Research Fellow at Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolCindy Santander is an evolutionary geneticist and NSF-NERC Research Fellow with nine years of experience developing computational methods to detect balancing selection in contemporary and ancient genomes. Trained at Oxford and Cambridge, she blends population genomics, virology, and software development to excavate archaic sequences, track endogenous retroviruses, and infer how epidemics shape human genetic variation. Her work spans academic posts in Copenhagen and FAU, producing algorithms for NGS data that reveal fleeting and ancient selection signals in both hosts and pathogens. Known for applied evolutionary virology, she brings a rare combination of hands-on lab experience, multilingual field training, and algorithmic engineering to study the genomic “messes” left by ancient parasites.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Interdisciplinary Studies at University of RedlandsPhysical and Biological Anthropology, Physical and Biological Anthropology at Universidad de GranadaDoctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Zoology (Human Evolutionary Genetics & Virology), Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Zoology (Human Evolutionary Genetics & Virology) at University of OxfordMaster of Philosophy (MPhil), Human Evolutionary Studies, Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Human Evolutionary Studies at University of CambridgeBiology, Biology at Reed CollegeBrooklyn Technical HSChinese Language, Chinese Language at 中央民族学院
Spanish, Chinese, EnglishGithub contributions (1)
applevir/STEAK
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019
Contributions:34 commits, 44 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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