Bioinformatician and Molecular Biologist

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Education

• Aug 2018-Present · Ph.D. Biology
  Univeristy of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

• Aug 2017-June 2018 · M.S. Biology (Transfered)
  University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

• Jan 2013-May 2017 · B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology
  Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Puerto Rico

Skills

Technical Skills:

• Bash scripting, R, Python, Perl

Overview of Research Skills:

• Bioinformatics:
  Database Management, Transcriptome and Genome Assembly, Gene Annotation and Characterization (Including Manual Annotation), Gene Differential Expression Analyses, single cell RNA seq Analysis
• Molecular Biology:
  Cell and Molecular Analysis Techniques, Cell and Bacterial Culture, qRT-PCR, DNA Extraction, Enzyme Assays, Flow Cytometry, Protein Quantification, Western Blotting
• Spectroscopic Methods:
  Ultraviolet-Visible, Fluorescence & Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Dynamic Light Scattering

Other Skills:

• Web Page Design (HTML and CSS)
• Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Work Experiences

• 2023-Present · Research and Development Intern
  Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
  • Bioproducts Research and Development · Mammalian Cell Culture
• 2022-Present · Research Assistant
  University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR
  • RNA-seq data processing
  • Differential Expression Analyses
  • Genomic data processing (Assembly and Gene annotations)
  • Genomic and transcriptomic resources maintainance (data bases)
• 2022-Present · Adjunct Professor
  Universidad Ana G. Méndez - Cupey Campus, San Juan, PR
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • Genetics
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
• 2022-2023 · Adjunct Professor
  Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, PR
  • General Biology I & II
  • Anatomy and Phisiology I & II
• 2018-2019 · Adjunct Professor
  Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, PR
  • Biochemistry I
  • Advance Science Seminar
• 2017-2018 · Biology Laboratory Instructor
  University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR
  • General biology topics
  • Prepare laboratory experiments
  • Engage students in laboratory experiments
• 2015 · Research Assistant
  Universidad Ana G. Mendez, San Juan, PR
  • Nanomaterial’s Synthesis Optimizations
  • Data Analysis
  • Maintain Reagent and Waste Inventory
  • Research Project Reports

Publications

• Peña-Martínez, E. G., Pomales-Matos, D. A., Rivera-Madera, A., Messon-Bird, J. L., Medina-Feliciano, J. G., Sanabria-Alberto, L., … & Rodríguez-Martínez, J. A. (2023). Prioritizing Cardiovascular Disease-Associated Variants Altering NKX2-5 Binding through an Integrative Computational Approach. medRxiv, 2023-09.
• Auger, N. A., Medina-Feliciano, J. G., Quispe-Parra, D. J., Colón-Marrero, S., Ortiz-Zuazaga, H., & García-Arrarás, J. E. (2023). Characterization and Expression of Holothurian Wnt Signaling Genes during Adult Intestinal Organogenesis. Genes, 14(2), 309.
• Soto-Acabá A, Ortíz-Pineda PA, Medina-Feliciano JG, Salem-Hernández J, García-Arrarás JE. (2022). Characterization of two novel EF-hand proteins identifies a clade of putative Ca2+-binding protein specific to the Ambulacraria. J Bioinfom Syst Biol 5(1):1-25.
• Medina-Feliciano, J. G., Pirro, S., García-Arrarás, J. E., Mashanov, V., & Ryan, J. F. (2021). Draft Genome of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria glaberrima, a model for the study of regeneration. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 321.
• Quispe-Parra, D. J., Medina-Feliciano, J. G., Cruz-González, S., Ortiz-Zuazaga, H., & García-Arrarás, J. E. (2021). Transcriptomic analysis of early stages of intestinal regeneration in Holothuria glaberrima. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-14.
• Medina-Feliciano, J. G., & García-Arrarás, J. E. (2021). Regeneration in echinoderms: Molecular advancements. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9.

Research Experiences

• 2021 – “Retrotransposon Involvement and Expression in Intestinal Regeneration.”
  Developmental Neurobiology Lab, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR · Jose García Arrarás, PhD

• 2019 – “Draft Genome Assembly of Sea Cucumber Holothuria glaberrima.”
  Developmental Neurobiology Lab, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR · Jose García Arrarás, PhD

• 2018 – “Differential expression of Wnt family genes in the mesentery regeneration of the sea cucumber, H. glaberrima” Developmental Neurobiology Lab, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR · Jose García Arrarás, PhD

• 2017 – “Assembly and Annotation of the Genome of Diadema Antillarum” Caribbean Genome Center, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR · Audrey Majeske, PhD

• 2016 – “Apoptosis Dependent Quantum Dots Insertion into Colo-205 and TK6”
  ChemTox Laboratory, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR · Oliva Primera Pedrozo, PhD

• 2015 – “Water Synthesis and Stability of Silica-Encapsulated Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots for Bio Applications”
  Nanomaterials Science Laboratory, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR · Oliva Primera Pedrozo, PhD

• 2014 – “Time-interval Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots”
  Nanomaterials Science Laboratory, Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR · Oliva Primera Pedrozo, PhD

Courses and Other:

• July 2022 - “Polar Workshop on Positive Selection at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience”
  Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL
• April 2022 – “BAC Recombineering and Applications, CRISPR Gene Editing, and Echinoderm Genomics”
  Marine Biological Laboratory, Woodshole, MA.
• March 2020 – PR Regional Science Fair Judge at Puerto Rico Metropolitan Science Fair, San Juan, PR
• April 2020 – Science Fair Judge at Community Montessori School at Downtown St. Augustine, FL
• June 2019 – Statistical Methods for Functional Genomics Course
  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
• February 2019 – 2019 PKAL Puerto Rico Regional Meeting & 18th Annual Best Practice conference on Teaching and Learning
  University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR
• November 2018 – Causal Discovery Workshop
  University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR
• October 2018 – 17th Best Practice Conference on Teaching and Learning Transforming STEM Education Through Science Education and Geocognition Research
  Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR
• August 2018 – Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Training
  University of Puerto, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR
• August 2018 – Data Carpentry Genomics Workshop
  University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR
• August 2018 – PR-LSAMP Grants and Fellowship Application Workshop
  Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR
• April 2017 – Successful Student Chapter Meeting and Presentation
  ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA
• February 2017 – PR Regional Science Fair Judge
  Puerto Rico Metropolitan Science Fair, San Juan, PR
• February 2017 – Microscopy Workshop: Fluorescence and Bright Field FSX 100 Olympus Microscope, San Juan, PR
• December 2016 – Sciences Fair Judge at Community School Ines Maria Mendoza, San Juan, PR
• February 2016 – PR Regional Science Fair Judge at Puerto Rico Metropolitan Science Fair, San Juan, PR
• January 2016 - Statistics and Mathematical Models Workshop
  Universidad Metropolitana, San Juan, PR
• May 2015 – Characterization Training for HR-TEM & ICP-AES
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
• June 2014 – Summer Intensive English Program
  State University of New York, Oswego, NY
• August 2012 – Web Technology
  Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, San Juan, PR