Tony Kabilan Okeke
Data scientist with a passion for leveraging AI/ML to solve complex biomedical problems
About
Data scientist with experience applying machine learning and bioinformatics to drive scientific discovery. Provien track record delivering end-to-end data science solutions, from data infestion and analysis to model development and deployment. Experienced in leading cross-disciplinary teams. Seeking opportunities to leverage my skills in healthcare and AI.
Work Experience
GSK
Apr 2023 - Sep 2023
Data Scientist
Led the development of an internal web app for intuitive visualization and interactive exploration of spatial transcriptiomics data. Enabling data-driven decision making and accelerating research by empowering scientists with tools to derive actionable insights from complex datasets.
GSK
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Data Scientist
Developed state-of-the-art machine learning models for biomarker discovery and toxicity assessment from high-content imaging data. Automated and optimized data analysis workflows, enhancing the efficiency and scalability of safety assessment pipelines.
Penn Medicine
Mar 2021 - Aug 2022
Computational Research Assistant
Advanced the scientific community's understanding of COVID-19 immunology through leading data analysis efforts that resulted in 4 peer-reviewed publications. Empowered the lab's research capabilities by developing automated pipelines for efficient data ingestion and analysis.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
May 2020 - June 2021
Research Assistant
Collaborated on the development of a novel software package to support epigenetics research through streamlined methylation data analysis. Ensured robustness and versatility of the tool by validating performance on diverse public datasets.
Education
Drexel University
2022 - 2024
Masters's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Concentration in Bioinformatics
Drexel University
2019 - 2024
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Concentration in Neuroengineering
Skills
Python
R
C++
TypeScript
PyTorch
TensorFlow
scikit-learn
React/Next.js
FastAPI
Seurat
SquidPy
CellProfiler
Projects
MLGO: Machine Learning for Gene Ontology Prediction
github.comKabilan108/mlgo/tree/submission
A autoencoder-based model for gene ontology prediction
Python
scikit-learn
keras
Deep Learning
Bioinformatics
ASD Biomarkers
github.comKabilan108/asd-biomarkers
A machine learning-based approach to biomarker discovery for autism spectrum disorder
bctpy
scikit-learn
Machine Learning
Connectomics
Biomarker discovery
geass
github.comKabilan108/geass
A CLI and serverless API for audio transcription using OpenAI Whisper
Side Project
Python
FastAPI
Modal
Transformers
Whisper