Peter Fan

About Peter Fan

I am a data and software engineer with an interest in scientific software and large biological datasets.As an undergraduate, working in wet-lab scientific research, I became acutely aware of the challenges that bench scientists face in processing, analyzing, and managing their data. These formative experiences, struggling with makeshift software solutions at the bench, blossomed into a passion for developing tools and infrastructure to address unmet computational needs within the scientific community. I have worked with start-ups, pharma/biotech/healthcare companies, and academic research labs in pursuit of this goal. I\'m always open to new opportunities to sharpen my engineering skills and to work on projects involving scientific data (particularly in accessibility/reproducibility).Current Projects- Part-time graduate student @ Georgia Tech (remote)- Teaching breaking @ Northeastern University in partnership with The Flavor ContinuesInterests- healthcare informatics, bioinformatics, high-throughput sequencing, web3, start-ups

Experience

1. Artist-educator (Breaking)

   The Flavor Continues

   Jan 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Artist-Educator for The Flavor Continues EDU program @ Northeastern University via NU Breakers.Terms of Instruction: • Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024Curriculum Development:• Design a 12-week curriculum for a class of 25-30 beginner dancers.• Developing course planning resources for other instructors.• Developing educational resources to integrate Hip hop culture and digital artifacts into breaking curriculum.Teaching + Coaching:• Teach a weekly 2 - 2.5 hr breaking class followed by a discussion session on topics within Hip-hop culture.• Organize/coordinate trips to local and regional cultural events with aid of community leaders and senior club members.• Recruit guest instructors.• Work 1-on-1 with students to set and achieve goals and connect them with resources.• Coach Northeastern breaking teams (usually 3-5 per semester) for regional competitions.• Organize events to build connections between club and community members.Accomplishments:• Introduced 100+ students to breaking and Hip hop culture.• Roughly 70% student retention rate between beginning and end of 12-week semester.• Coached students placed- Top4 at Battle for Boston 2022- Top16 at Break Melee 2022- Top8, Top16, and Top16 @ Pack the House 2023 (3 separate teams)

Education

• North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

  High School Diploma

  2010 — 2012

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, Minor in Computer Science

  2012 — 2016

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

• National University of Singapore

  Non-Graduating Exchange, Life Sciences

  2014 — 2014

Skills

• Data Curation
• Molecular Biology
• R
• Html
• Genomics
• Cell Culture
• Bioinformatics
• Fluorescence
• Perl
• Dna
• Flow Cytometry
• Pyrosetta Molecular Modelling
• Matlab
• Genetics
• Css
• Laboratory
• Python
• Git
• Javascript
• Java
• Synthetic Biology
• Biotechnology
• Presentations
• Data Analysis
• Flask
• Assay Development
• Sql
• Linux
• Octave
• Computational Biology