Kent Taguba's Resume
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EDUCATION
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Baltimore, MD
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Biological Sciences (Dual Degree) GPA: 3.38 Expected: May 2021
Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) Largo, MD
AA, General Studies, with concentration in Health Studies
(in partnership with the Academy of Health Sciences High School dual enrollment) May 2017
Relevant Coursework:
Data Structures: C++; Assembly and Computer Organization: Assembly, C; Introduction to Programming II: C++;
Introduction to Programming I: Python
WORK EXPERIENCE
UMBC Bioinformatics Lab: The Lobo Lab
Undergraduate Research Assistant May 2018-Current
• Conducting systems biology research using an in-house machine learning algorithm
under the supervision of a principal investigator
Recent Projects:
• Atlas Project – UMBC Bioinformatics Lab: The Lobo Lab (May 2018 – Current)
o We are investigating the viability of using computational systems using novel algorithms in machine learning and high-performance computing to automatically reverse-engineer systems-level gene regulatory networks which will then be biologically verified in a wet lab.
Research Awards:
• Undergraduate Research Award Recipient – 2019
o Received a prestigious award that aims to fund research work with a UMBC mentor on an original project.
• Supplementary for Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE Award) – 2018
o Stipend awarded to support students conducting original research during their first four semesters at UMBC.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
UMBC Chess Club Fall 2017-Current
Member
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EDUCATION
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Baltimore, MD
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Biological Sciences (Dual Degree) GPA: 3.38 Expected: May 2021
Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) Largo, MD
AA, General Studies, with concentration in Health Studies
(in partnership with the Academy of Health Sciences High School dual enrollment) May 2017
Relevant Coursework:
Data Structures: C++; Assembly and Computer Organization: Assembly, C; Introduction to Programming II: C++;
Introduction to Programming I: Python
WORK EXPERIENCE
UMBC Bioinformatics Lab: The Lobo Lab
Undergraduate Research Assistant May 2018-Current
• Conducting systems biology research using an in-house machine learning algorithm
under the supervision of a principal investigator
Recent Projects:
• Atlas Project – UMBC Bioinformatics Lab: The Lobo Lab (May 2018 – Current)
o We are investigating the viability of using computational systems using novel algorithms in machine learning and high-performance computing to automatically reverse-engineer systems-level gene regulatory networks which will then be biologically verified in a wet lab.
Research Awards:
• Undergraduate Research Award Recipient – 2019
o Received a prestigious award that aims to fund research work with a UMBC mentor on an original project.
• Supplementary for Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE Award) – 2018
o Stipend awarded to support students conducting original research during their first four semesters at UMBC.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
UMBC Chess Club Fall 2017-Current
Member