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Avin Joseph Sigurani

Objective
To obtain a position in the field of computational biology which will take advantage of my academic achievements in the biological sciences as well as my strong background in computer programming and system administration.
Summary of Qualifications

My formal training and experience is primarily in computing and the biological sciences.  My Degree is in Molecular and Cellular Biology, but I have also studied other areas in the biological sciences including entomology, the plant sciences, tissue culture, and neuroscience, giving me a diverse and adaptable knowledge base from which to draw.

I have a long standing interest in computer science, maintaining a fascination with artificial intelligence-especially neural networks, as well as genetic algorithms and other natural stochastic search algorithms.   I have since become a skilled administrator and programmer, becoming familiar with many commonly used algorithms and their implementations, as well as some that would be considered complex and experimental.   This singular combination of skills and experience makes me a unique and valuable asset to any organization.

Core Competencies
Training in the Biological Sciences:
Computing Proficiency:

  • basic techniques: spectroscopy, pH meters, visualization, stock preparation, incubators, centrifuges, culture inoculation and incubation, etc.

  • advanced techniques: recombinant DNA manipulation, PCR and quantitative PCR, electrophoresis, tissue culture, sequence isolation, nucleotide visualization, plasmids, restriction cloning, confocal microscopes, etc.

  • research: scientific writing, use of scientific and technical literature, software, databases, etc.

  • Unix/Linux: system administration, shell scripting, security, program installation, etc.

  • web: corporate deployment and maintenance

  • languages: application development and debugging in c, c++, Perl, php, HTML, java-script, sql, lisp, forth

Education

The University of Arizona

Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology

-May 2002

Concentrations:

Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, and Organic Chemistry

Labs:

Recombinant DNA, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biology

Electives:

Non-Linear Dynamics in Biological Systems, Plant Physiology, Plant Cell Biology, Entomology, Psychology of Consciousness, Abnormal Psychology, Mind Brains and Computers

Experience Highlights

Accelerated Paving
Pocatello, ID

Web Programmer, Computer Consultant

September of 2006 - 2007

Company Description:

This specialized company wished to diversify and expand the scale of their business.  They hoped to create a high profile image that would secure a larger market share.  They also whished to change their computing infrastructure, giving personal e-mail addresses to their employees under their companies domain name

Work Experience:

I designed a web site intended to present a favorable corporate image and professional, competent atmosphere to prospective clients.  In addition, I provided general technical computing support and advice, assisting in the transfer of their domain name and the implementation of the new infrastructure.



The University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ

Research Assistant

-August-December 2002

Laboratory Description:

The laboratory was concerned with the elucidation of the structure and function of the antennal lobe in Manduca sexta and was especially focused on the olfactory glomerulli, from which confocal microscope data of relevant neurons was taken.

Research Experience:

I combined open source and custom made software to perform a 3-d reconstruction of the neurons of interest for use in neuronal simulations conducted on a Linux machine.



University of Texas,
San Antonio, TX

Research Fellow

-Summer 2000

Laboratory Description:

The laboratory had focused on changes in regulation of specific metalloproteinases leading to metastasis.  Using radioactive poly-nucleotide hybridization on embryonic mouse tissue and tumorous cell lines, they demonstrated a correlation between the degree of metastasis for cells which showed ectopic expression of the various metaloproteinases and the degree of motility in cells which normally expressed the specific enzymes.

Research Experience:

Professor Robert Klebe was interested in determining whether such a correlation also existed for integrin expression.   I began a survey of integrin expression in some of the same cell lines and tissues, searching for gene sequences of the known human and mouse integrins in the public gene database.  I then designed fluorescent primers based on these genes for use in quantitative PCR which would follow a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, enabling RNA quantification.

References and Work History
Available upon request

Avin Joseph Sigurani

Objective
To obtain a position in the field of computational biology which will take advantage of my academic achievements in the biological sciences as well as my strong background in computer programming and system administration.
Summary of Qualifications

My formal training and experience is primarily in computing and the biological sciences.  My Degree is in Molecular and Cellular Biology, but I have also studied other areas in the biological sciences including entomology, the plant sciences, tissue culture, and neuroscience, giving me a diverse and adaptable knowledge base from which to draw.

I have a long standing interest in computer science, maintaining a fascination with artificial intelligence-especially neural networks, as well as genetic algorithms and other natural stochastic search algorithms.   I have since become a skilled administrator and programmer, becoming familiar with many commonly used algorithms and their implementations, as well as some that would be considered complex and experimental.   This singular combination of skills and experience makes me a unique and valuable asset to any organization.

Core Competencies
Training in the Biological Sciences:
Computing Proficiency:

  • basic techniques: spectroscopy, pH meters, visualization, stock preparation, incubators, centrifuges, culture inoculation and incubation, etc.

  • advanced techniques: recombinant DNA manipulation, PCR and quantitative PCR, electrophoresis, tissue culture, sequence isolation, nucleotide visualization, plasmids, restriction cloning, confocal microscopes, etc.

  • research: scientific writing, use of scientific and technical literature, software, databases, etc.

  • Unix/Linux: system administration, shell scripting, security, program installation, etc.

  • web: corporate deployment and maintenance

  • languages: application development and debugging in c, c++, Perl, php, HTML, java-script, sql, lisp, forth

Education

The University of Arizona

Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology

-May 2002

Concentrations:

Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology, and Organic Chemistry

Labs:

Recombinant DNA, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biology

Electives:

Non-Linear Dynamics in Biological Systems, Plant Physiology, Plant Cell Biology, Entomology, Psychology of Consciousness, Abnormal Psychology, Mind Brains and Computers

Experience Highlights

Accelerated Paving
Pocatello, ID

Web Programmer, Computer Consultant

September of 2006 - 2007

Company Description:

This specialized company wished to diversify and expand the scale of their business.  They hoped to create a high profile image that would secure a larger market share.  They also whished to change their computing infrastructure, giving personal e-mail addresses to their employees under their companies domain name

Work Experience:

I designed a web site intended to present a favorable corporate image and professional, competent atmosphere to prospective clients.  In addition, I provided general technical computing support and advice, assisting in the transfer of their domain name and the implementation of the new infrastructure.



The University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ

Research Assistant

-August-December 2002

Laboratory Description:

The laboratory was concerned with the elucidation of the structure and function of the antennal lobe in Manduca sexta and was especially focused on the olfactory glomerulli, from which confocal microscope data of relevant neurons was taken.

Research Experience:

I combined open source and custom made software to perform a 3-d reconstruction of the neurons of interest for use in neuronal simulations conducted on a Linux machine.



University of Texas,
San Antonio, TX

Research Fellow

-Summer 2000

Laboratory Description:

The laboratory had focused on changes in regulation of specific metalloproteinases leading to metastasis.  Using radioactive poly-nucleotide hybridization on embryonic mouse tissue and tumorous cell lines, they demonstrated a correlation between the degree of metastasis for cells which showed ectopic expression of the various metaloproteinases and the degree of motility in cells which normally expressed the specific enzymes.

Research Experience:

Professor Robert Klebe was interested in determining whether such a correlation also existed for integrin expression.   I began a survey of integrin expression in some of the same cell lines and tissues, searching for gene sequences of the known human and mouse integrins in the public gene database.  I then designed fluorescent primers based on these genes for use in quantitative PCR which would follow a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, enabling RNA quantification.

References and Work History
Available upon request