Work
( research )
Undergraduate Researcher, Turakhia Lab
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- reads
- 16M+
- accuracy
- 99%
- speedup
- 2X
metaWEPP
Built metaWEPP, a Snakemake/Python metagenomics data workflow for discovering and analyzing novel viruses.
Publication
Co-authored a paper accepted to ISMB 2026, and NAR Genomics, top bioinformatics conferences and journals.
Classification
Tuned hyperparameters to add support for over 16 million reads and achieved 99% classification accuracy.
Automation
Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions, built Docker images, and parallelized workflows, achieving a 2X speedup.
Snakemake · Python · GitHub Actions · Docker