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Data Scientist & Biostatistician w/ expertise in R, analytical chemistry, and plant biology

Profile Summary

SUMMARY • 11+ years experience in quantitative scientific research • 3+ years experience in scripting and statistical analyses • Subject area expertise: biochemistry, plant science, LC-MS metabolomics, analytical chemistry • Diverse collaborations in industry, academia, and government • Author on 10 peer-reviewed scientific publications • Passion for exploring and visualizing trends in data SKILLS • Scripting: R, bash • OS: Linux, Windows • Database: Access (SQL) • Developing data pipelines • Data visualization • Experimental design • Excellent communication • Machine learning: linear regression, PLS, OPLS-DA, PCA, HCA • Statistics: multivariate, significance testing, power analysis, effect size • Network analysis (Cytoscape)

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Mass Spectrometry
• ★ Liquid Chromatography/HPLC
• ★ Biostatistics
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Separation & Purification
• ☆ Gas Chromatography
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Phytochemistry
• ☆ Medicinal Plants
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Metabolomics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Food Chemistry

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Data Scientist & Biostatistician

Self

October 2021 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant

Research Foundation of the City University of New York

September 2014 - June 2021

Adjunct Lecturer

Lehman College, City University of New York

August 2014 - May 2015

Junior Research Scientist

Natural Products Discovery Institute

January 2012 - May 2013

Physical Science Technician

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

January 2009 - August 2010

Research Intern

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

November 2008 - December 2008

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of California, Berkeley

September 2004 - May 2005

Education

PhD in Biology

The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

August 2013 - June 2021

MPhil in Biology

The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

August 2013 - June 2021

BS in Chemical Biology

University of California, Berkeley

August 2003 - December 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ruifei Zhang and Yuanyuan Ji and Taylan Morcol and Fengke Lin and Ronghui Gu and Edward J. Kennelly and Chunlin Long(2021). UPLC-QTof-MS chemical profiling and characterization of antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory compounds from seven Hypericum species in China . Industrial Crops and Products. 173. p. 114156. Elsevier {BV}

Taylan B. Morcol and Paul D. Matthews and Edward J. Kennelly(2021). Differences in Leaf Chemistry and Glandular Trichome Density between Wild Southwestern American Hop (<i>Humulus neomexicanus</i>) and Commercial Hop Cultivars . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69. (27). p. 7798--7814. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Binsheng Luo and Ertan Kastrat and Taylan Morcol and Haiping Cheng and Edward Kennelly and Chunlin Long(2021). Gaultheria longibracteolata, an alternative source of wintergreen oil . Food Chemistry. 342. p. 128244. Elsevier {BV}

Taylan B. Morcol and Konrad Wysocki and Renuka P. Sankaran and Paul D. Matthews and Edward J. Kennelly(2020). UPLC-QTof-MS^E Metabolomics Reveals Changes in Leaf Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Hop (<i>Humulus lupulus</i> L.) Plants under Drought Stress . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68. (49). p. 14698--14708. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Taylan B. Morcol and Adam Negrin and Paul D. Matthews and Edward J. Kennelly(2020). Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) terroir has large effect on a glycosylated green leaf volatile but not on other aroma glycosides . Food Chemistry. 321. p. 126644. Elsevier {BV}

Katherine A. Easterling and Nicholi J. Pitra and Taylan B. Morcol and Jenna R. Aquino and Lauren G. Lopes and Kristin C. Bussey and Paul D. Matthews and Hank W. Bass(2020). Identification of tandem repeat families from long-read sequences of Humulus lupulus . PLOS ONE. 15. (6). p. e0233971. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Rong-hui Gu and Taylan Morcol and Bo Liu and Min-jie Shi and Edward J. Kennelly and Chun-lin Long(2019). GC–MS, UPLC-QTOF-MS, and bioactivity characterization of Acer truncatum seeds . Industrial Crops and Products. 138. p. 111480. Elsevier {BV}

Ronghui Gu and Levi Rybalov and Adam Negrin and Taylan Morcol and Weiwen Long and Amanda K. Myers and Giorgis Isaac and Jimmy Yuk and Edward J. Kennelly and Chunlin Long(2019). Metabolic Profiling of Different Parts of <i>Acer truncatum</i> from the Mongolian Plateau Using UPLC-QTOF-MS with Comparative Bioactivity Assays . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 67. (5). p. 1585--1597. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Shu, Hang and Morcol, Taylan and Zheng, Jie and Zhao, Li-Dan and Kennelly J Edward, null and Long, Chun-Lin(2018). [Studies on volatile oils compounds of Acorus macrospadiceus based on GC-MS, an ethnomedicinal and food plant used by local people in southwest China] . Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica. 43. (9). p. 1774--1779.

Katalin Szlavecz and Melissa McCormick and Lijun Xia and Jaclyn Saunders and Taylan Morcol and Dennis Whigham and Timothy Filley and Csaba Csuzdi(2011). Ecosystem effects of non-native earthworms in Mid-Atlantic deciduous forests . Biological Invasions. 13. (5). p. 1165--1182. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}