Hi, I'm Elvira
Translating clinical research into data-driven discoveries. Data Scientist with a passion for medical innovation.
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Experience
International Clinical Research Center (ICRC)
Data ScientistSeptember 2021 - PresentSeattle, WAResponsibilities:- Streamline data capture process by improving database structures and survey designs, resulting in 30% reduction in data collection time on average.
- Parse and clean data from multiple sources using Natural Language Processing to create analysis datasets.
- Implement data quality control measures to ensure proper data collection, storage, and management according to the Center's policies and standard.
- Execute data exploration and analysis to generate models, tables, visualizations, and statistical summary reports.
- Effectively communicate findings to internal and external collaborators to support data-informed decisions.
Center for Evidence-Based Imaging (CEBI)
Data ScientistMay 2020 - September 2021Boston, MAResponsibilities:- Parsed and cleaned data from multiple sources using Natural Language Processing to create analysis datasets.
- Implemented data quality control measures to ensure proper data collection, storage, and management.
- Executed data exploration and analysis to generate models, tables, visualizations, and statistical summary reports.
- Effectively communicated findings to collaborators in dashboards, reports, and presentations.
University of Washington Medical Center
Anatomic Pathology TechnicianAugust 2019 - April 2020Seattle, WAResponsibilities:- Worked in team to cut and stain on average 1,000+ slides daily using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E), and either special staining or immunohistochemistry (IHC) or immunofluorescence (IF) staining.
- Kept reports and digital copies while upholding confidentiality in patient records.
- Prepared chemical solutions and maintained laboratory equipment.
- Worked with attending physicians and radiologists to collect thyroid and lymph node samples using fine needle aspiration.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Graduate Research Data Scientist / BiostatisticianSeptember 2018 - May 2019New York City, NYResponsibilities:- Cleaned and managed data from multiple data sources collected over 17 years by NY State Psychiatric Institute.
- Created polygenic risk score to measure the risk of major psychiatric disorders due to genetic predisposition.
University of Washington Medical Center
Histology TechnicianJuly 2014 - September 2016Seattle, WAResponsibilities:- Worked in team to cut and stain 150+ gastroenterology slides daily using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E), and either Quadri-chromic staining or Genta triple-staining for H. pylori and gastric morphology.
- Kept reports and digital copies while upholding confidentiality in patient records.
- Prepared chemical solutions and maintained laboratory equipment.
- Processed blood and buccal for DNA extraction using sterile techniques.
Fred Hutch
Research AssistantFebruary 2014 - July 2014Seattle, WAResponsibilities:- Embedded and sectioned human prostate cancer xenograft tumors and host mouse organ samples.
- Stained tissue sample slides using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E), and both immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IFC) antibody staining techniques.
- Image captured stained slides using both bright-filed light and fluorescence microscopy.
- Trained and performed human cell culture using sterile techniques.
University of Washington
Undergraduate Research AssistantMay 2013 - July 2014Seattle, WAResponsibilities:- Fixed and embedded tumor xenograft mouse organs in paraffin blocks.
- Sectioned frozen and paraffin blocks of post-treatment cancerous mouse organs.
- Stained tissue sample slides using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) technique.
- Image captured stained slides using bright-filed light microscopy.
Skills
- R
- Python
- pandas
- NumPy
- Matplotlib
- scikit-learn
- Keras
- TensorFlow
- SQL
- Tableau
- Quarto
- LaTeX
- Git
- REDCap
- Sawtooth
- JMP
- R
- Python
- pandas
- NumPy
- Matplotlib
- scikit-learn
- Keras
- TensorFlow
- SQL
- Tableau
- Quarto
- LaTeX
- Git
- REDCap
- Sawtooth
- JMP
Publications and Presentations
HPV Acquisition and Clearance in Women Randomized to the Contraceptives Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, Copper Intrauterine Device, or Levonorgestrel Implant: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
2026The Lancet Regional Health - AfricaOral Preexposure Prophylaxis Use and The Risk of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV among African Women: A prospective observational cohort study
2026PLOS MedicineEvaluation of a Novel Tongue Swab Specimen for Molecular TB Testing on the Point-of-Care LumiraDx Platform
2025The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025Natural History of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Kenyan and South African Women: Implications for Vaccination Campaigns and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs
2024Open Forum Infectious DiseasesReal-world Diagnostic Accuracy of Lipoarabinomannan in Three Non-sputum Biospecimens for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Disease
2024eBioMedicine (Part of The Lancet Discovery Science)Impact of an Automated Closed-Loop Communication and Tracking Tool on the Rate of Recommendations for Additional Imaging in Thoracic Radiology Reports
2023Journal of the American College of Radiology 🏆 JACR Awards for Top Articles – Clinical Practice Management - 2023Duration of Viral Infectiousness and Correlation with Symptoms and Diagnostic Testing in Non-Hospitalized Adults During Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
2023Journal of Clinical VirologyRadiologists’ Contribution to Variation in Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer in Men with Prostate MRI
2022Journal of the American College of RadiologyDiagnostic Test Kinetics, Infectivity, and Immunological Responses Among Unvaccinated Adults During Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection
2022IDWeek 2022Adoption of a Diagnostic Certainty Scale in Abdominal Imaging: 2-year Experience at an Academic Institution
2022Abdominal RadiologyRadiologist, Patient, and Examination Factors Associated with BI-RADS 3 Assessment at Diagnostic Mammography
2021SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Virtual Symposium – Society of Breast ImagingCandidate Genes Study of Major Psychiatric Disorders
2019Biostatistics Practicum Symposium – Columbia University, New York NY
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