Michael Kaufman
Teaching Fellow at Israel Cancer Research Fund
Aurora, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Kaufman is an experienced editorial director and communicator with 20+ years crafting medical education content and multimedia programs that have earned recognition from researchers, clinicians, and accrediting bodies. He combines deep strategic expertise and mentoring skills with an ability to simplify complex clinical and scientific concepts for diverse audiences, from clinicians to lay media. As a long-time freelance medical writer and former senior project/editorial director at leading publishers, he excels at turning evidence and grant-funded research into engaging, accredited learning experiences. Currently a Teaching Fellow in NYC with certification work in special education, he brings practice-based training and firsthand classroom experience serving high-need students to his instructional design and communication work. His academic background in cultural studies, literature, and writing (4.0 GPA) underpins a distinctive storytelling approach that bridges rigorous science and accessible narrative. Based in Aurora, Colorado, he also contributes to cancer center research communications through biostatistics and bioinformatics collaborations, reflecting a hybrid of editorial and scientific fluency.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Cultural Studies/Literature and Writing, 4.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Cultural Studies/Literature and Writing, 4.0 at State University of New York Empire State CollegeEnglish, English at SUNY New PaltzState University of New York - System
Github Skills (26)
biological-data-analysis9
python-modules9
cran8
single-cell-genomics8
r8
snakemake8
quarto7
workflow-management6
rstudio6
rna-seq5
sequencing5
bioinformatics4
python4
differential-expression4
docker3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rnabioco/bmsc-7810-pbda
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
BMSC 7810: Practical biological data analysis with R/RStudio
Contributions:33 commits, 26 pushes, 1 comment in 2 months
biological-data-analysisrrstudio
MLKaufman/combine_pdfs
Apr 2020 - Sep 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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