Patricia Tran

University of Wisconsin - Madison

PhD•  September 2018 - May 2023

- Led grant writing and successfully obtained over 100K$ in competitive scientific research funding. - Developed projects from initial grant writing, to data collection (field, lab, and in sillico) , analyzed data, and presented results at multiple conferences (California, Indianapolis, and Switzerland). - Developed open-source software to analyze and predict the metabolic function of microbial genomes (Zhou, Tran et al., 2022, >80 citations). - Expertise in metagenomics (genome-resolved), metatranscriptomics, viromics. - Taught in-person and virtual workshops on metagenome and virome analyses.

Concordia University

Biology, MS•  September 2016 - June 2018

- Used open-source bioinformatics tools via a remote linux server to analyze hundreds of Gbs of genomic data (metagenomic and metatranscriptomics). - Used R to clean large data-tables, automate processes, and create data visualizations. - Led a first-author manuscript Tran et al., 2018 to communicate my findings to the science world.

McGill University, Montreal

Bioinformatics, Graduate Certificate•  January 2016 - May 2016

- Full-time graduate-level course load in bioinformatics, exposing me to various applications of CS to solve biological problems - Learnt basics of SQL, Python. - Developed proficiency in R to predict cancer disease state - Learnt biology-specific software for structural (e.g. PyMol) and functional genomics. - Pursued courses in the School of Library and Informational Sciences and learnt about databases, user experience, and communication across fields (e.g. biologists, statisticians, computer scientists).

McGill University, Montreal

Environmental Sciences, BS•  January 2013 - December 2015

- Complemented by Environmental Sciences education with multiple quantitative courses such as biostatistics, and project-based learning using R and arcGIS. -Learned Java

Champlain College

Pure and Applied Science, Diplome D'Etudes Collegiales•  September 2010 - December 2012

- Pure and applied math and science pre-university program, where I learned math, calculus, physics, and biology foundations, which transferred for university-level first-year credits. Completed courses in C++.