Thao Nguyen
Scientist II, Proteomics at Calico Life Sciences
Saratoga, California, United States
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Top SchoolThao Nguyen is a Senior Scientist and proteomics specialist with nine years of experience bridging quantitative biological engineering, mass spectrometry, and data science to tackle questions in developmental and cell biology. Trained at Princeton (PhD) and now leading proteomics efforts at Calico Life Sciences, she develops MS methods, analyzes large -omics datasets, and applies machine learning and image analysis to reveal protein organization in development. Her work combines hands-on protein chemistry and instrumentation expertise with strong programming skills in Python and MATLAB, enabling both method innovation and scalable data analysis. Beyond the lab, she has mentored students, led a 400-member graduate consulting club, and designed workshops to translate complex research for broader audiences—reflecting a talent for communication and team leadership not always evident from technical credentials alone.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.98, Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.98 at University of WashingtonHigh School Diploma, 4.0, High School Diploma, 4.0 at San Gabriel Mission High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Proteomics, Cell & Developmental Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Proteomics, Cell & Developmental Biology at Princeton University
English, VietnameseProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
JohnathanZhou/Slack-Calendar-Assistant
Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:45 commits in 4 days
tlnguyen4/zendesksudoku
Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
A simple one board Sudoku game to demonstrate coding ability for Zendesk Internship
Contributions:2 PRs, 26 pushes, 4 branches in 9 months
gameinternshipzendeskabilitysudoku
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