Simon John Galbraith

sgalbrai@cs.ucla.edu

 

OBJECTIVE

 

Research into and development of scientific software processes for the discovery, organization, and storage of reliable genotype/phenotype markers in personalized genetic data.

Education

 

Ph.D. Computer Science (ABD)

University of California, Los Angeles

P.I. Dr. James C Liao

(expected)

Fall 2007 Winter 2008

Dissertation Title:  Inferring Transcription Factor Activity

M.S. Computer Science

University of California, Los Angeles

2003

 

B.S. (Honors) Artificial Intelligence

University of Durham, England, U.K.

Thesis: Intron-Exon Splice Site Identification in Arabidopsis thaliana genomic DNA using Global and Local Prediction.

2000

Publications

 

·          Galbraith, S. J., Tran, L.M., Liao, J.C.  (2006). "Transcriptome network component analysis with limited microarray data." Bioinformatics 22(15): 1886-94.

·          Yang, Y. L., Suen, J., Brynildsen, M., Galbraith, S.J. et al. (2005). "Inferring yeast cell cycle regulators and interactions using transcription factor activities." BMC Genomics 6(1): 90.

·          Irizarry, K. J. and  Galbraith, S.J. (2004). "Complex disorders reloaded: causality, action, reaction, cause and effect." Mol Psychiatry 9(5): 431-2, 430.

Experience

 

Graduate Student Researcher

July 2003-present

P.I.  Dr. James C Liao

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,

University of California, Los Angeles

·     Developed theoretical, algorithmic, and numerical improvements to Network Component Analysis (NCA).  Developed the NCA Toolbox for MATLAB, including a standalone JAVA application.

·     Developed systems biology methodologies for the analysis of transcriptional regulatory networks.  Participated in the development of systems biology methodologies for metabolic engineering.

·     Skills:  Python, C++, JAVA, MATLAB, R, Perl, JavaScript, AJAX, web development, mysql, LINUX cluster development.

·     Analytical:  Bioinformatics, systems biology, applied statistics and probability, machine learning, algorithms, and dynamic systems.

Teaching Assistant

Various 2001-2007

Instructor: Dr. Parag Mallick

CHEM160/CHEM260 Bioinformatics and Genomics

University of California, Los Angeles

·     Developed material for discussion, programming labs, and exams.  Lead TA and guest lecturer.

AWARDS and interests

 

National Science Foundation (NSF) IGERT Fellowship

Travel, art, piano, golf, soccer, and opera

2001-2003