Thanksgiving 2020 — God Save the Scientists2020 has been a difficult year for almost everyone on the planet. I am no different. Three weeks ago, my parents tested positive for…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Two Games — A story of uncertaintyNovember 9, 2016: a day I won’t ever forget. I moved to the US in 2013 for graduate school and hence, 2016 was the first US Presidential…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
A data driven look at the reactions to the Mueller reportOn Friday, March 22 news broke that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had finished his investigation and filed a report detailing his…Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
An overview of correlation measures between categorical and continuous variablesThe last few days I have been thinking a lot about different ways of measuring correlations between variables and their pros and cons…Sep 13, 201819Sep 13, 201819
Who would hire Tom Brady for Bill Belichick’s job? Answer — Research UniversitiesA couple of months ago, I defended my PhD thesis at Harvard Medical School and shortly after, I submitted the thesis. The few months since…Aug 16, 2018Aug 16, 2018
The premier league is becoming more competitive againI analyzed the final league table for all seasons of EPL (1992–2017) and found 3 things:Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
The Future of Computational BiologyOne of the things I enjoy is introspecting, synthesizing and projecting my thoughts to make an educated guess about the future. I recommend…Feb 9, 20181Feb 9, 20181
“Just dig deeper into the data!” — Reflections on becoming a better data scientistThis is a story about how an excellent boss taught me an important lesson and helped me become a better data scientist. While there are…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
Not All Tests Are Created EqualDuring my time in graduate school doing interdisciplinary research in genomics, one of the most surprising things has been the total lack…Jan 10, 20181Jan 10, 20181
How to write an excellent statement of purposeThis is around the time folks usually apply to PhD programs, academic jobs and other new positions. Since I have gone through the process…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018