CV

Skills

• Programming:
  • Python, R, Bash, SQL.
• Bioinformatics Tools:
  • fastQC, trimmomatic, bowtie, SAMtools, Bioconductor, IGV.
• Computation:
  • Version control systems (Git).
• NGS Data Analysis:
  • RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, ChIP-seq.
• Statistical Analysis:
  • Hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis, machine learning.
• Languages:
  • Spanish (Native), English (Full Professional Proficiency).

Experience

• Bioinformatics Scientist
  • University of Extremadura (Apr. 2022 - Present)
    • Developed evolutionary algorithms for multi-objective optimization in biological problems.
• Research Fellow of the AECC
  • Biomedicine Institute of Seville (Nov. 2020 - Jul. 2021)
    • Dry Lab Tasks:
      • Analyzed properties of tumor-spheres using image analysis software Fiji.
    • Wet Lab Tasks:
      • Conducted cell culture, Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting, and Immunofluorescence microscopy on neuroblastoma cells.
• Cell Biology Department Intern
  • University of Seville (Oct. 2019 - Jul. 2020)
    • Performed routine laboratory tasks, including cell culture maintenance, media preparation, bacterial transformation, and inventory management.

Education

• Master of Science in Omics Data Analysis and Systems Biology
  • International University of Andalusia (Oct. 2021 - Jul. 2022)
  • GPA: 9.1
  • Capstone project: Developed an image analysis pipeline for detecting different cell phenotypes in breast cancer cells.
• Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • University of Seville (Sep. 2017 - Jul. 2021)
  • GPA: 9.1

Certifications

• Fundamentals of Deep Learning - NVIDIA.
  • Executed neural network performance assessments and developed a CNN for malignancy prediction.
• Machine Learning with Python.
  • Created a classifier for identifying biomarkers with high prediction accuracy in multi-class diseases.
• Bacterial Genomes courses of Future Learn.
  • Managed bacterial sequence databases and conducted comparative genomics.
• Certificate in Advanced English (Cambridge Assessment English).

Publications

GADPO: Genetic Algorithm based on Dominance for Primer Optimization

"GADPO: Genetic Algorithm based on Dominance for Primer Optimization". Fernando M. Rodríguez-Bejarano, Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, Sergio Santander-Jiménez. Expert Systems With Applications, Volume 238, Part D, 122206, Pergamon-Elsevier Science, Oxford, England, UK, 2024, pp. 1-15, ISSN: 0957-4174. DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122206. (JCR impact factor = 8.5 in 2022, Quartile = Q1)