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Medical Doctor & PhD | Expert in AI/ML for Precision Medicine, RNA-seq Analysis, and Translational Research

Profile Summary

I am a medical doctor (MD) and PhD-level biomedical researcher with over a decade of experience at the intersection of clinical medicine, translational science, and data science. I currently serve as a Senior Data Scientist at a biotech company, where I develop machine learning models for biomarker discovery using RNA sequencing data in oncology. My work spans AI model development, bioinformatics, and scientific writing. I have a deep understanding of molecular biology, clinical trial data, and statistical analysis, and have co-authored over 15 peer-reviewed papers across fields such as cardiology, immunology, oncology, and COVID-19 research. Previously, I worked in electricity trading (developing predictive models), digital health analytics (at Mediately), and clinical cardiology (UK-based training). I hold a DPhil (PhD) in Cardiovascular Medicine from the University of Oxford and an MD from the University of Ljubljana. I can help with: • RNA-seq and omics data analysis • Machine learning & predictive modeling in life sciences • Scientific/medical writing and editing • Translational and clinical research design • Biotech & health data analytics

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Precision Medicine
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Gene & Protein Expression Analysis
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Scikit-learn
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining & Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Senior Data Scientist

Genialis, Inc.

June 2023 - Present

Data Scientist

Mediately (Modra jagoda d.o.o.)

May 2022 - May 2023

Data Scientist

ComCom d.o.o.

April 2020 - May 2022

Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology

University Hospitals of Leicester / University of Leicester

August 2018 - May 2020

Clinical Fellow (Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Rotation)

Royal Papworth Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust

August 2017 - July 2018

Education

(RDM Cardiovascular Medicine; St John's College)

University of Oxford

- Present

DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine

University of Oxford

August 2013 - July 2017

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

University of Ljubljana

October 2004 - June 2012

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2022). ABO blood group does not influence the level of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in convalescent plasma donors . Transfusion.

Klemen Ziberna, Alexandra S Mighiu, Alice Recalde, Ricardo Carnicer, Jakub Tomek, Gil Bub, Alison C Brewer, Sander Verheule, Ajay M Shah, Jillian N Simon, et al.(2021). Inducibility, but not stability, of atrial fibrillation is increased by NOX2 overexpression in mice . Cardiovascular Research. 117. (11). p. 2354--2364. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

(2021). Hyperglycemia Induces Trained Immunity in Macrophages and Their Precursors and Promotes Atherosclerosis . Circulation.

Klemen Ziberna, Ricardo Carnicer, Drew Duglan, Alice Recalde, Svetlana Reilly, Jillian N. Simon, Simona Mafrici, Ritu Arya, Esther Roselló-Lletí, Surawee Chuaiphichai, et al. (2021). BH4 Increases nNOS Activity and Preserves Left Ventricular Function in Diabetes . Circulation Research.

Klemen Ziberna, Naveed Akbar, Janet E. Digby, Thomas J. Cahill, Abhijeet N. Tavare, Alastair L. Corbin, Sushant Saluja, Sam Dawkins, Laurienne Edgar, Nadiia Rawlings, et al.(2017). Endothelium-derived extracellular vesicles promote splenic monocyte mobilization in myocardial infarction . JCI Insight. 2. (17). American Society for Clinical Investigation

Simon JN, Ziberna K, Casadei B, Cardiovascular research, 2016, vol. 109, no. 4, pp. 510-518 .

Korošec P, Žiberna K, Šilar M, Dežman M, Čelesnik Smodiš N, Rijavec M, Kopač P, Eržen R, Lalek N, Bajrović N, Košnik M, Zidarn M, Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2015, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 1579-1589 .