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JAMES WOODWARD WEIS EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Ph.D., Computational and Systems Biology - Department of Defense NDSEG Fellow Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Sc.B., Computational Biology, Computer Science 2012 - Highest Latin and Departmental Honors - Honors Thesis: "Computational Genomics and Biofuels: Modeling and Clustering of RNA-Seq Data" - Computer Science GPA: 4.0/4.0; Overall GPA: 3.9/4.0; SAT: 2330/2400 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Citigroup Quantitative Trading, Research, and Analysis New York, New York Quantitative Research and Tading Analyst Jun 2012 - Aug 2013 - Published original research using probabilistic and macreconomic models to analyze derivative markets - First analyst in group history to first-author a distributed research article Amyris Biotechnologies Emeryville, California Scientific Computing Intern May 2011 - Aug 2011 - Built a specification language and automated pipeline for robotic engineering of synthetic biology circuits - Developed bioinfonnatics software to extract genomic information and validated dry-lab work in wet-lab International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) Brown / MIT Team Member Jan 2009 - May 2012 - Designed and deterministically model a light-controlled, quad-stable genetic switch in E. coil - Engineered a modular mechanism for protein delivery using HIV Tat-PTD Agua Sustentable La Paz, Bolivia Sustainable Engineering May 2009 - Aug 2009 - Engineered a novel groundwater level sensor, producible for 4% the cost of previously available models Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Marine Research Sep 2007 — Dec 2007 - Implemented a buoy-based ultrasonic system to track underwater lobster movements via trilateration TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Departmental Undergraduate Group in Computational Biology Brown University Founder, President Oct 2010 - May 2012 Supporting Kids in Peru (SKIP) Trujillo, Peru Math and English Lecturer, Web Designer Mar 2008 - Jun 2008 The English Centre Suppliers Malaga, Spain Sailing Instructor July 2008 - Nov 2008 AWARDS AND HONORS - National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Felloship 2013 - Stanford Computer Science Graduate Fellowship [Declined' 2013 - Honors in Computational Biology, Brown University 2012 - Author, Biohacking, Triple Helix Journal of Science and Society 2011 - Recipient, Karen T. Romer Undergraduate Research Award 2010 OTHER INTERESTS - Languages: Arabic (Basic), Portuguese (Intermediate), Spanish (Advanced), English (Native) - Interests: SCUBA Diving (10 years PADI certified), Motorcycling (recently crossed the Peruvian Andes), Coral Reef Aquariums, Salsa Dancing, Functional Programming, Thai Boxing, Moral Philosophy EFTA00610320