Andrew Ashford

  • Current Student, 2020 Cohort
  • Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Students, School of Medicine

Biography

Research Interests: the intersection between computational biology, machine learning, and cancer/cancer early detection research. His dissertation project involves the use of machine learning to predict specific DNA gene mutations associated with cancer at the single cell level using RNA-sequencing data.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., Portland State University
    • M.S., Portland State University

Honors and awards

  • Cancer Research UK (CRUK) International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED) PhD training grant – 2021
  • Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Educational PhD Scholarship – 2020-present
  • Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Educational M.S. Scholarship – 2018-2020
  • Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Educational B.S. Scholarship – 2012-2018

Publications

Publications