Data Scientist @ From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Graduate Student in the Greenleaf Lab @ • Developed a technology stack that increases biochemical assay throughput >1,000,000x by hacking genome sequencers with a multidisciplinary team. • Contributed to hardware assembly, wrote control software in Matlab, developed biochemistry, co-wrote image and sequencing data processing pipeline in Matlab and Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, multiprocessing; ~100 GB per experiment), visualized data in Python and R. • Characterized 2 technologically and clinically relevant proteins using above stack. • Initiated 4 collaborations with other labs; applied for and received a $25,000 grant to fund collaborations. • Received 1st place prize for presenting this technology at the Chemical and Systems Biology Retreat 2013. From September 2012 to June 2015 (2 years 10 months) Fellow @ • Consulted with startup Tindie to extract actionable insights from their PostgresSQL database. • Implemented a Random Forest model in Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas) and R to determine which features of a product page are predictive of whether a product sells on Tindie.com. • Identified growth opportunities in Germany where sales are overrepresented relative to sellers. • Collated and visualized data (ggplot2, googleVis) showing that the backorder feature has a low return on investment, leading Tindie to remove the feature from the site. • Gave Tindie data logging recommendations to improve analytics in the future. • Communicated insights to the Tindie community on their blog (links at stanford.edu/~lchircus/insight.html). From January 2015 to March 2015 (3 months) Product and Marketing Consultant @ • Moved the product from nonexistence to open beta in under 3 months by rapidly testing new features and iterating design specifications with the engineering team under an agile development framework. • Recruited and interviewed alpha and beta testers and synthesized feedback to determine feature specifications. From June 2013 to January 2014 (8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaTeam Advisor @ I coached 2 teams of 15 international high school students to top placing entries in rapid prototyping engineering challenges, such as building under water robots, compressed air rockets, and wind turbines. From June 2010 to July 2010 (2 months) San Francisco Bay AreaUndergraduate Researcher @ Barak Cohen Laboratory; Molecular Genetics From January 2008 to May 2010 (2 years 5 months) Greater St. Louis AreaPeer Tutor @ I tutored 4 students per semester (on average) in advanced engineering math classes. I spent 1-4 hours per week with each student, helped at least 3 students raise their grades by 2 full letter grades, and helped at least 4 failing students pass their math classes. From August 2007 to May 2010 (2 years 10 months) Greater St. Louis AreaSummer Student Research Program @ From May 2009 to August 2009 (4 months) Bangor, Maine AreaUndergraduate Researcher @ From May 2008 to August 2008 (4 months) Washington D.C. Metro Area

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical and Systems Biology @ Stanford University School of Medicine From 2010 to 2015 Summer Course in Cell Physiology @ Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory From 2012 to 2012 Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering @ Washington University in St. Louis From 2006 to 2010 Lauren Chircus is skilled in: Data Analysis, R, Python, Matlab, SQL, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Mentoring, Leadership Development, Collaboration, Research, Event Planning, Oral Communication, Statistics, Biotechnology, Analytics