Laura A. Higgins, Ph.D.

Current

JMP Systems Engineer at SAS
Adjunct Professor at University of Florida

Past

Ontology Engineer at Ingenuity Systems
Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center
Postdoctoral Researcher at Indiana University

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Education

The University of Texas at Austin
Purdue University

Connections

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Industry

Biotechnology

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Laura A. Higgins, Ph.D.’s Summary

I have been a scientist in basic research in biology (15 years) and recently am an engineer in the computer software industry.

I enjoy applying my background in quantitative analysis (research in quantitative and population genetics and genomics) to a role that facilitates solve complex problems in an intellectually stimulating, dynamic environment.

Laura A. Higgins, Ph.D.’s Specialties:

population genetics, statistical genomics, genetic variation, quantitative genetics, functional genomic analysis (gene ontology) biostatistics, multivariate statistics, univariate statistics,
SAS, JMP, Unix, C programming language Mac OS, Windows, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, html, Illustrator, computational biology, bioinformatics, statistical genetics

Laura A. Higgins, Ph.D.’s Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D. , Biology , 2003

Ph.D. Biology: molecular and theoretical population genetics & animal behavior
+ Awarded multiple competitive research grants
+ Nominated for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. 1999
Purdue University

B.Sc. , Biology , 1989 — 1993

B.Sc. honors research degree (with distinction)
+ Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Fellow in population genetics 1991
+ numerous academic honors: