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General Information

Full Name Michael Jamal Akinyemi
Email [email protected] | [email protected]
Phone (850)-553-1127

Education

  • Aug 2022 - Present

    Orlando, FL

    Biotechnology (B.S.) &
    Computer Science (B.S.)
    University of Central Florida
    • Ronald E. McNair Scholar
    • Minor in Genomics & Bioinformatics
    • Relevant Coursework:
      • Discrete Structures, Computer Science I
      • Immunology, Biochemistry I, General Microbiology, Quantitative Biological Methods
  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

    Tallahassee, FL

    Associate of Arts (A.A.)
    Tallahassee Community College
    • Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society

Experience

  • Dec 2023 - Present

    Orlando, FL

    Research Assistant
    University of Central Florida
    College of Medicine
  • Jun 2023 - Present

    Cambridge, MA

    MIT Summer Research Program
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    • Refactored bioinformatics pipeline for analysis of B-Cell VH:VL data collected through NGS.
    • Developed automated data visualization tools capable of handling high-throughput immunoglobulin sequences.
    • Improved scientific communication skills and ability to present data/progress during lab meetings.
    • Received training in fundamental lab techniques:
      • Cell Culture, Flow Cytometry, Restriction Cloning, PCR
  • Dec 2019

    Lagos, Nigeria

    Research Assistant
    Florida State University
    Department of Urban & Regional Planning
    • Assisted with data collection for
  • 2017 - 2022
    Scripting Team Leader
    AvatarMC
    • Developed QA test plans for experimental features.
    • Wrote and maintained documentation of in-house scripting language.
    • Developed both command-line & GUI-based automation tools to assist workflows of other teams.
    • Wrote design documents for deliverable requests/feature improvement tasks.
    • Led projects using professional management software (Phabricator).
    • Directed team meetings and effectively delegated tasks.

Presentations

  • Nov 2023

    Phoenix, AZ

    Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
    American Society for Microbiology
    "Generating a Stable Cell Line: Troubleshooting Restriction Cloning of a CRISPR Vector For Sequential Genome Insertion
  • Nov 2023

    Orlando, FL

    ByteCamp
    ByteCraft Enterprise
    Success to Your Undergraduate Journey Panel
  • Oct 2023

    Orlando, FL

    Summer Off-Campus Research Panel
    University of Central Florida
    Academic Advancement Programs (AAP)

Honors, Awards & Scholarships

  • 2023
    • McNair Summer Research Institute (MSRI) Scholarship
    • UCF Office of Undergraduate Research Travel Scholarship
    • Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholars (FAS)
    • President's List (3 Times)
    • Dean's List (2 Times)

Community Involvement

  • Dec 2023 - Present
    UCF Active Minds Club
    Secretary
  • September 2023
    UCF Grad Fair
    University of Central Florida
    College of Graduate Studies
  • March 2023
    UCF Relay For Life
  • February 2023
    Down Syndrome Foundation

Certifications

Occupational Health and Safety
CITI Training Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research

Other Knowledge and Skills

Programing languages
C++ Advanced level.
Java Intermediate level.
Python Professional level.
Bash/Shell Advanced level.
R Elementary level.
RegEx Elementary level.
Software
Git Advanced level.
PyCharm Intermediate level.
Docker Elementary level.
Jupyter Notebook Advanced level.
CLion Intermediate level.
PyMol Elementary level.
Excel Intermediate level.
Document composition
LaTeX Advanced level.
Word Intermediate/advanced level.
Power Point Advanced level.
Natural Languages
English C2 level.
Microcontroller development
Arduino Intermediate level.
Operating systems
Windows Advanced level.
Linux/UNIX Advanced level.
Android Intermediate level.

Academic Interests

  • Computational Biology
    • Structural Biology
    • Systems Biology/Immunology
  • Molecular Biotechnology
    • High-Throughput Techniques
    • Immune Engineering
    • Adoptive Cell Therapies