Jennifer Duvvena
newark
Summary
Bioinformatics and microbiology graduate with expertise in biological data analysis, molecular biology, and computational techniques. Master's degree in bioinformatics and computational biology from the University of Delaware, graduating December 2025. Skilled in laboratory research, culture maintenance, PCR, and chromatography. Focused on genetic diagnostics, next-generation sequencing, and bioinformatics applications in personalized medicine.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food Service Assistant
Aramark
Newark
2023.01 - Current
- Assisted in preparing and serving meals for diverse dietary needs.
- Maintained quality control and hygiene standards while providing exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to ensure timely meal delivery.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization in food service areas.
EHR-Based Prediction of AKI & DKA
University of Delaware
Newark
2024.01 - 2025.01
- Built Logistic Regression and Random Forest classifiers achieving strong predictive accuracy; evaluated models using ROC/AUC curves and cross-validation.
- Preprocessed large-scale ICU data from MIMIC-III to engineer clinically relevant features (age, gender, ICD encounter codes) for enhancing real-world evidence analytics in pharmaceuticals.
- Applied EHR analytics skills to support pharmacovigilance, drug safety, and clinical trial data management initiatives.
Thesis: Sulfur Reducing Bacteria Growth Optimization
Bhavan's Vivekananda College
Hyderabad
2021.12 - 2022.05
- Executed experimental protocols to optimize microbial growth conditions, validating results through statistical analysis.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
Variant Annotation & Functional Analysis
University of Delaware
Newark
2024.01
- Identified high-impact disease-associated variants; visualized allele frequency distributions across populations using ggplot2 to enhance understanding of genetic variation.
- Annotated SNPs with SeattleSeq, dbSNP, and PolyPhen; computed Grantham Scores to evaluate pathogenicity and functional impact on disease.
- Developed pipeline skills for pharmacogenomics, biomarker discovery, and precision medicine initiatives, contributing to advancements in pharma R&D.
Education
M.S. - Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
University of Delaware
Newark, DE2025-12
M.S. - Microbiology
Bhavan's Vivekananda College
Hyderabad, India2022-01
Skills
- Micropipetting skills
- Aseptic techniques in lab work
- PCR techniques
- TLC methods
- Clinical analytics and EHR
- Predictive modeling
- Logistic regression techniques
- Random forest algorithms
- Lasso regression
- Clustering methods
- Cross-validation strategies
- ROC/AUC analysis
- MIMIC-III database
- Synthea simulation data
- R programming
- Tidyverse and ggplot2
- RStudio environment
- Python programming
Certification
- Laboratory Safety & Compliance (9 Modules), University of Delaware / Sci-Shield, 2024, High Hazard Chemicals, Compressed Gas Safety, Chemical Waste Disposal, Recombinant DNA Research, Biosafety & Autoclave, Dry Ice Shipping, Advanced Chemical Hygiene/RTK, Lab Ventilation Safety, New Graduate Safety Orientation.
- Clinical Cytogenetics & Genetic Counseling Certification, 2019, Molecular diagnostics, karyotyping, chromosomal analysis
- IICT Program in Basic Cheminformatics, 02/20
- Poster Presentation: Variant Analysis & Genomic Interpretation, 2025
Opt Authorized
True
Research And Project Experience
- EHR-Based Prediction of AKI & DKA, University of Delaware, MIMIC-III, 2024-2025, Preprocessed large-scale ICU data from MIMIC-III; engineered clinically relevant features (age, gender, ICD encounter codes) for pharma-relevant real-world evidence analytics. Built Logistic Regression and Random Forest classifiers achieving strong predictive accuracy; evaluated models using ROC/AUC curves and cross-validation. Demonstrated EHR analytics skills directly applicable to pharmacovigilance, drug safety, and clinical trial data management.
- Variant Annotation & Functional Analysis, University of Delaware, Bioinformatics, 2024, Annotated SNPs using SeattleSeq, dbSNP, and PolyPhen; computed Grantham Scores to assess pathogenicity and functional impact. Identified high-impact disease-associated variants and visualized allele frequency distributions across populations using ggplot2. Pipeline skills applicable to pharmacogenomics, biomarker discovery, and precision medicine initiatives in pharma R&D.
- Thesis: Sulfur Reducing Bacteria Growth Optimization, Bhavan's Vivekananda College, 12/21 - 05/22, Designed and executed experimental protocols to optimize microbial growth conditions; applied statistical analysis to validate results.
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
RemoteOn-SiteSalary Range
$59000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
EHR-Based Prediction of AKI & DKA
University of Delaware
2024.01 - 2025.01
Variant Annotation & Functional Analysis
University of Delaware
2024.01
Food Service Assistant
Aramark
2023.01 - Current
Thesis: Sulfur Reducing Bacteria Growth Optimization
Bhavan's Vivekananda College
2021.12 - 2022.05
M.S. - Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
University of Delaware
M.S. - Microbiology
Bhavan's Vivekananda College