ScarlettĀ Zou
Senior Data Scientist
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScarlett Zou is a Senior Data Scientist with a decade of experience applying machine learning, advanced statistics, and bioinformatics to high-throughput genomic and clinical datasets. With a PhD in Computational Biology/Bioinformatics and an MS in Computer Science, she builds reproducible HPC pipelines and innovative analytical methods that drive biomarker discovery and precision medicine efforts. Her work spans Bayesian and nonparametric modeling, deep learning for image analysis, and multivariate approaches for longitudinal, high-dimensional data. She has translated academic research into applied solutions through roles at Duke and now Amgen, contributing to manuscripts and cross-disciplinary teams along the way. Known for combining rigorous statistical thinking with pragmatic software skills (Python, R, bash), Scarlett also designs training materials to broaden bioinformatics access to underrepresented researchers.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational biology Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational biology Bioinformatics at Duke UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Bioengineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Bioengineering at UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringMaster of Science - MS Biostatistics, Master of Science - MS Biostatistics at Harvard University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (37)
rna-seq8
seq8
simulate7
bioinformatics6
rna-velocity6
genomics5
python-bindings5
sequencing5
gene-expression5
transcriptomics5
phasing4
r-package4
genetic4
jinja24
velocity3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
x811zou/spliced_simulator
Feb 2022 - Jun 2024
simulate unbiased spliced RNA reads
Contributions:1 review, 5 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 years 4 months
unbiasedbioinformaticsrna-seqrnasimulate
x811zou/BEASTIE
May 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:17 reviews, 119 commits, 52 PRs in 1 year 9 months
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