Diego Espinoza
Pre Doctoral Fellow at American Heart Association
Clifton, New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolDiego Espinoza is a biomedical researcher and MD-PhD candidate with a decade of experience bridging laboratory discovery and translational science, currently serving as a Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the American Heart Association and a PhD student at Icahn School of Medicine. His background spans hands-on roles from pharmacy technician work to research positions at Mount Sinai and CUNY, reflecting strong technical bench skills and patient-centered perspective. He holds an MS in Biomedical Sciences and a BA in Psychology, which informs his interdisciplinary approach to complex biological problems. Diego has participated in innovation-focused fellowships at Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, signaling an interest in translating research into real-world applications. Based in Clifton, NJ, he combines clinical insight with rigorous experimental training and a clear trajectory toward academic and translational impact.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology at Rutgers University - NewarkMaster of Science - MS, Biomedical Sciences, Master of Science - MS, Biomedical Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Github Skills (56)
single-cell-genomics10
r-package10
seurat10
genomics10
cran10
single-cell-analysis9
bioinformatics9
knn8
infer7
rna-seq6
transcriptomics6
seq6
rna-velocity6
milo6
testing6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dunbarlabNIH/barcodetrackR
Dec 2015 - Mar 2021
barcodetrackR: an R package and app for tracking cellular barcode experiments.
Contributions:1 release, 133 commits, 2 PRs in 5 years 4 months
r-packagetrackingcellular-barcodecellularbarcode
diegoalexespi/pochi
Feb 2020 - Sep 2024
pochi: a collection of functions to supplement the existing Seurat package.
Contributions:55 pushes, 6 branches, 1 comment in 4 years 7 months
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