Cameron P
- Research Program Mentor
PhD candidate at Columbia University
Expertise
bioengineering, computational biology, computer science, physics, biology
Bio
Hi! I am Cameron, and I am currently a PhD student at Columbia University studying biomedical engineering. My research is at the intersection of computer science and biology. I am focusing on single cell RNA sequencing data and using machine learning algorithms to understand cellular interactions and evolutions in tumor samples! I spent the past 6 years at Stanford where I completed my masters in bioengineering and my bachelors in both physics and human biology. Outside of research, I love being outdoors (hiking, biking, camping, running, you name it!) and have recently gotten into rock climbing. I am really excited about mentoring and sharing my expertise with you (as well as helping you get excited about your own research!)Project ideas
How do genes affect severity of COVID-19?
There is lots of public sequencing data from COVID-19 patients. In this project, you could look at differences in clinical outcomes between patients (i.e. mild cases vs. severe cases) and see which genes are differentially expressed between the cohorts to identify potential predictors of covid response.
Why is Single Cell RNA (scRNA) sequencing so important?
scRNA sequencing lets you explore cellular interactions and evolutions like never before. All of our cells have the same DNA, from our hair cells to our neurons. What differentiates our cells are the genes that get expressed (and in turn, what proteins are being created by each cell). In order to create proteins, cells turn parts of our DNA into RNA. By looking at RNA in each cell, we can determine what genes each cells is expressing to better understand what cells are present and how they are interacting!