Koki Sasagawa

Koki Sasagawa has a diverse work experience in the fields of software engineering, bioinformatics, research, and tutoring. In 2020, they began working as a Technical Lead Engineer and Senior Software Developer at Price.com, where they built several core features of the product-matching technology. In 2019, they worked as a Bioinformatician at Stanford University School of Medicine, where they led the analysis of large genomic and phenotypic datasets, created pipelines with Shell scripts, R, and Python, and wrote pipelines to format and standardize medical record data. In 2018, they interned as a Developer at Activity Recognition Inc., where they identified opportunities for platform growth, improved the interpretability of AI's careplan recommendations, and optimized platforms support for English and Japanese. In 2017, they worked as a Research Analyst and Developer at the University of Michigan Medical School, where they researched ways to distribute data in a modular, computer-processable form, and lead the development of KOs for data from the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium. In 2015, they worked as an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of California, Davis, where they assisted with research designing novel therapeutics for Angelman syndrome, studied the application of using preloaded engineered Cas9, and performed intracranial injections on mice brains. In 2014, they worked as a Lifeguard at UC Davis Campus Recreation and Unions, where they practiced exceptional interpersonal communication skills and reviewed appropriate rescue protocols and skills. Additionally, in 2015 they worked as a Tutor at the Student Academic Success Center, where they maintained an understanding of physics, genetics, biochemistry, and organic chemistry, and created instructional materials. Finally, in 2015 they interned as a Research Intern at Stanford University School of Medicine, where they assisted with research on using iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and performed surgeries on mice.

Koki Sasagawa has an education history that includes a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Genomics from the University of California, Davis (2013-2017) and a Masters of Science in Information with a focus on Data Science from the University of Michigan - School of Information (2017-2019). Additionally, Koki has obtained certifications in Deep Learning in Python from DataCamp (March 2019), Introduction to R from DataCamp (February 2019), and Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau from Coursera (November 2017).