About me

About Me

Hello! My name is Riley Herber, and I am a Bioinformatics Master’s student at the University of Georgia. I graduated from UGA with a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and enrolled into the Double Dawgs program.

Background

While I am not currently in a research lab, I have past experience working under other Bioinformatics PhD students. I have experience with other programming languages such as:

  • MATLAB
  • C++
  • Python

I have basic data analysis and modeling experience with these languages.

Statistical Background

I will be taking BIOS7010 alongside this course, but have taken Statistical Inference for the Life Sciences (BINF 8441) in the past, which introduced statistical topics such as probability, maximum likelihood, Bayesian inference, linear regression, etc.

Hopes For This Class

I hope to learn how to adequately design and use effective data analysis workflows. I want to gain hands-on experience with a variety of analytical methods that will help me approach future research questions and real-world problems with confidence. I am currently unfamiliar with Positron and Quarto, so I am especially excited to expand my technical skill set by learning these tools, along with others we will explore throughout the semester.