Marialexia Alfano
Biological Science Information Specialist (Data Scientist)
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMarialexia Alfano is a Biological Science Information Specialist and data scientist with eight years of experience applying epidemiology, GIS, and regulatory expertise to animal and zoonotic disease programs at USDA APHIS. With an MPH focused on Animals, People and the Environment, she blends laboratory experience in infectious disease research with practical compliance work assessing genetically engineered organism field trials. At CEAH she now works on the National List of Reportable Animal Diseases, modernizing data collection, analysis, and management tools for national surveillance. Her background spans hands-on BSL-3 lab work, geospatial risk modeling, and field inspections—skills that help translate messy real-world data into actionable regulatory insight. Colleagues value her ability to lead projects and trainings while communicating complex science to diverse stakeholders. She is driven to deepen connections between animal, human, and environmental health through innovative epidemiologic data systems.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Griffith UniversityMaster of Public Health - MPH, Animals, People and the Environment - Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, Master of Public Health - MPH, Animals, People and the Environment - Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases at Colorado School of Public HealthBachelor of Science (BS), Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological and Biomedical Sciences at University of Pittsburgh
English, Italian
Github Skills (7)
correlation4
summaries4
hierarchical4
data-analysis2
cluster-analysis2
visualizations2
r-programming1
Github contributions (3)
leskia29/group_2
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:77 commits, 57 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
drugscharacteristicshierarchicalvisualizationssummaries
leskia29/fars_analysis
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 20 days
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