Thomas Ward

Thomas Ward's work experience includes:

- Graduate Research Assistant at Boys Town National Research Hospital since January 2022, focusing on using neuroimaging techniques to study attention and memory in healthy development and autism spectrum disorders.

- Undergraduate Research Assistant at Troy University from October 2019 to May 2021, conducting bioinformatics analysis to determine the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within certain oncogenes and related microRNA target sites.

- Direct Care Staff at Quality Connections from May 2020 to August 2020, working as a caregiver in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities and assisting with various tasks and enrichment activities.

- Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from May 2018 to February 2019, primarily involved in recruitment of study participants for the PREDICTS Study, as well as updating protocols.

- UNMC Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Intern at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from May 2018 to August 2018, responsible for recruitment and retention of participants, conducting study visits, data entry, and designing and conducting a personal research project with guidance from mentors.

Thomas Ward completed their education in a chronological order. Thomas attended Lincoln Southeast High School from 2014 to 2017. After completing high school, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology/Biomedical Sciences at Troy University from 2017 to 2021. Following that, Thomas enrolled at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Neuroscience from 2021 to 2022. Currently, Thomas is furthering their education at Creighton University School of Medicine, specializing in Pharmacology and Neuroscience, to obtain another Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, which they are expected to complete in 2026.