Jeff Kilpatrick : Projects

2007 – present — Graduate Student in Computer Science, Rice University

Developing methods for the analysis of genetic association in the presence of epistasis
COMP 540 — Application of statistical learning methods to detect genetic association in the presence of epistasis

2004 – present — Chief of Bioinformatics, JK Autoimmunity

Design and implementation of software for the analysis of pooled DNA on massively parallel SNP microarray platforms
Designed and implemented automated system for the analysis of pooled DNA

2001 – 2007 — Computer Programmer / Data Analyst, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Facilitated genetic linkage and association analysis by staff and collaborative researchers
Managed storage and retrieval of genotypic, phenotypic, and demographic data
Created web-based application to assist in generation, management, and utilization of genotyping data
Designed, implemented, and administered databases storing over 230,000,000 rows
Played significant role in analysis resulting in the discovery of many genetic linkages and associations
Created automated system to perform genome scans for linkage by selecting families and/or redefining phenotypes
Implemented meiosis simulator in parallel

2000 – 2001 — Computer Operator, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation