Robert Jacob Dam has a diverse work experience in various roles. Robert Jacob is currently working as an Associate Data Scientist at IAT Insurance Group since September 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Associate Scientist at Cambrex from August 2018 to September 2022. Robert Jacob also held the position of Senior Associate Scientist at MilliporeSigma from July 2014 to July 2018. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, assisting Dr. Vivian W. Tang with research on Cell-Cell interactions, Cell-Matrix interactions, and membrane biology from May 2013 to May 2014. Robert Jacob also served as a Peer Computing Consultant at the same university from August 2012 to May 2014. In addition, they have experience in Natural Resource Management, having worked for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County from May 2012 to August 2012.
Robert Jacob Dam completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2011 to 2014. Robert Jacob then pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Analytics - Computational Data Analytics at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2022 to 2025. Additionally, they obtained various certifications including "Computing in Python II: Control Structures" and "Computing in Python I: Fundamentals and Procedural Programming" from edX in July and June 2022 respectively. Robert Jacob also obtained certifications such as "Command Line Tools for Genomic Data Science" and "Finding Hidden Messages in DNA (Bioinformatics I with Honors)" from Coursera in June 2021. Furthermore, they completed certifications in "CS50 Introduction to Computer Science" from edX in January 2021, "Algorithms for DNA Sequencing" from Coursera in June 2020, "Python for Genomic Data Science" from Coursera in May 2020, "Genomic Data Science with Galaxy" from Coursera in April 2020, and "Introduction to Genomic Technologies" from Coursera in March 2020.
September, 2022 - present