Summary
Jessica Lumian is a Research Scientist III with 11 years of experience applying bioinformatics and data science to animal and public health, industry R&D, and federal data ecosystems. She has led large-scale pathogen surveillance and genome-based classification work at Basepaws and contributed production software and predictive analytics to improve animal health insights. As a postdoc and product owner for the NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem she bridged research teams and built data portals, and she now drives data-driven policy and QA research for California public health licensing. Her background combines multi-omics research from a UC Davis PhD with hands-on training delivery, customer-facing support, and science policy work for the Governor’s Office, reflecting an uncommon mix of technical depth, stakeholder engagement, and product ownership.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Microbiology, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Microbiology, General at University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University