1 [[!meta title="Resumé"]]
5 + **PhD** in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
9 ## Genomics and Epigenomics
10 + Genomics and Epigenomics of complex human diseases including
11 PTSD, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Alzheimer's Disease using
12 cross-sectional and longitudinal experimental designs
13 + Correcting for and experimental design to overcome multiple
14 testing, confounders, and batch effects using Bayesian and
15 frequentist methods approaches
16 + Reproducible, scalable analysis using workflows on cloud- and
17 cluster-based systems on terabyte-scale datasets
18 + Using evolutionary genomics to identify causal human variants
21 + Statistical modeling
22 + Addressing confounders and batch effects
23 + Reproducible research
26 + Parallel and Cloud Computing
27 + Inter-process communication: MPI, OpenMP, Hadoop
28 + Filestorage: Gluster, CEFS, GPFS, Lustre
29 + Cloud based-infrastructure: Azure, AWS, Docker, cloud-init
30 + Debian GNU/Linux system administration
32 ## Mentoring and Leadership
33 + Mentored graduate students and Outreachy and Google Summer of Code
35 + Chairperson of the Debian Technical Committee
36 + Head developer behind https://bugs.debian.org
38 ## Software Development
39 + Languages: perl, R, C, C++, python, groovy, assembly, sh, make
40 + Collaborative Development: git, travis, continuous integration,
42 + Databases: Postgresql (PL/SQL), SQLite, Mysql
45 + Strong written communication skills as evidenced by publication
47 + Strong verbal and presentation skills as evidenced by presentation
51 ## Research Scientist at UIUC
52 + 2015–Present. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Epigenetic
53 modifications associated with PTSD, the genomic basis of the
54 development of parturition in mammals, and detecting adverse
55 pregnancy outcomes using urinary exosomes.
57 ## Postdoctoral Researcher at USC
58 + 2013–2015. Identifying genes and causal alleles associated with
59 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus using genome-wide association,
60 next-generation sequencing, computational and biochemical
63 ## Postdoctoral Researcher at UCR
64 + 2010–2012. Identifying genes which are associated with Systemic
65 Lupus Erythematosus using prior information and targeted trio-based
69 + 2004–Present. *Debian Project*, Developer; Technical Committee
70 Member (2010–2016), Technical Committee Chair (2015–2016).
73 + **[Debbugs](http://bugs.debian.org)**: Bug tracking software for the Debian GNU/Linux
74 distribution. <https://bugs.debian.org>
75 + **[CairoHacks](https://git.donarmstrong.com/r/CairoHacks.git)**:
76 Bookmarks and Raster images for large PDF plots in R.
77 + **[Function2Gene](http://rzlab.ucr.edu/function2gene/)**: Gene
78 selection tool based on literature mining which enables Bayesian
79 approaches to significance testing.
80 + **[Helical Wheel Projections](http://rzlab.ucr.edu/scripts/wheel/wheel.cgi?sequence=ABCDEFGHIJLKMNOP&submit=Submit)**:
81 Web-based tool to draw helical wheel protein projections.
82 <http://rzlab.ucr.edu/scripts/wheel>
84 # Publications and Presentations
85 + 20 peer-reviewed refereed publications cited over 1700 times:
86 <https://dla2.us/pubs>
87 + Publication record in GWAS, expression analysis of microarrays,
88 epigenetics, comparative evolution of mammals, and lipid membranes
90 + Multiple presentations on EWAS of PTSD, genetics of SLE, and Open
91 Source: <https://dla2.us/pres>
96 **[Adding Linux Binary Builders to R-Hub](https://www.r-consortium.org/blog/2017/04/03/q1-2017-isc-grants)**
98 + 2015 Blue Waters Allocation Grant: **Making ancestral trees using Bayesian
99 inference to identify disease-causing genetic variants** Role:
101 + **Tracking placenta and uterine funciton using urinary extracellular vesicles** (R21
102 RFA-HD-16-037) Role: Key Personnel
103 + **NIAMS** R01-AR045650-04 **Genetics of Childhood Onset SLE** to Chaim O. Jacob.
106 ## Scholarships and Fellowships
107 + 2001--2003: University of California, Riverside Doctoral Fellowship
108 + 1997--2001: Regents of the University of California Scholarship.
110 #Academic Information
112 You can also read my [Curriculum Vitæ](curriculum_vitae)
113 ([pdf](dla-cv.pdf)), [Research Statement](research_statement)
114 ([pdf](research_statement.pdf)),
115 and [Teaching Statement](teaching_statement)
116 ([pdf](teaching_statement.pdf)).
118 For my contact information or additional references, please e-mail
119 <don@donarmstrong.com>