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General Information
Full Name | Michael Jamal Akinyemi |
[email protected] | [email protected] | |
Phone | (850)-553-1127 |
Education
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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
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2022 Tallahassee, FL
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
Tallahassee Community College - Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
Experience
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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
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Dec 2019 Lagos, Nigeria
Research Assistant
Florida State University Department of Urban & Regional Planning - Assisted with data collection for
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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
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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
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2023 - McNair Summer Research Institute (MSRI) Scholarship
- UCF Office of Undergraduate Research Travel Scholarship
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- Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholars (FAS)
- President's List (3 Times)
- Dean's List (2 Times)
Community Involvement
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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
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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
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Computational Biology
- Structural Biology
- Systems Biology/Immunology
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Molecular Biotechnology
- High-Throughput Techniques
- Immune Engineering
- Adoptive Cell Therapies