Heejoon Ahn

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HOMETOWN
Bothell, Washington State, USA

LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Korean

FAVORITE ALGORITHM
A* Search Algorithm and the MECP2 gene

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Colby College
Bachelor of Arts in Computational Biology and Chemistry

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Colby College
Research Assistant at Computational Physiology & Optimization Lab Dr. Caitrin Eaton

Colby College
Organic Chemistry Research Assistant Dr. Dasan Thamattoor

DARTMOUTH QBS PROFILE

ACADEMIC TRACK
HDS

CAREER TRACK(S)
Biomedical Data Scientist, Data Science, Data Analytics

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Python, R, Java, C++, SQL, molecular biology/genetics wet lab techniques (pipetting, qPCR, etc.), Drosophila handling, GC/MS, X-ray crystallography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Organic Chemistry techniques

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 


My Interests

"I am greatly interested in the data analysis and informatics of the various biochemical aspects of human anatomy and genetics. I am especially interested in the combined cellular and biophysical research involving human illness with the utilization of machine learning and bioinformatics tools."

FAVORITE RESEARCH PAPER
Read it here!

Why QBS?

"I chose QBS because of the interdisciplinary studies of computer programming and medical research. The research opportunities with the impressive faculty also drew me in."

Life @ Dartmouth

WHEN I AM NOT IN LAB... 

"I am in the library, reading a book or playing dungeons and dragons with friends."