AMADA TORRES, PH.D.

Dr Torres holds a PhD Certification in Cancer Research from DKFZ, Germany, where she focused on Functional Genome Analysis, and a degree in Biotechnology. She completed a postdoctoral position in France, specializing in Neuroepigenetics and Biomedical Biotechnological Applications.

With extensive experience in high-performance techniques (Omics Sciences), she served as Technical Manager for the Microarray and Bioinformatics and the Genomics and Bioinformatics Core Service in Mexico, overseeing database and software infrastructure for large datasets processed by in-house and third-party algorithms.

She provided expertise in high-performance techniques, bioinformatics, statistical design, and identifying biomarkers associated with non-communicable diseases. Additionally, she worked as a research assistant and technical manager in population genetics and evolution, focusing on native Mexican populations, and offered training to researchers and students. She has also held consulting roles in Mexico, specializing in Chromatin Architecture, Aquaculture, Viral and Microbiological Marine Biotechnology, and Cancer Genomics.

As a data scientist in the Maunakea Lab at UH, she processes and analyzes data from genomic sequencing, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, and metagenomics experiments. She integrates genomic data with biochemical, clinical, demographic and psychological data to provide a comprehensive understanding of various population studies. She is responsible for designing and implementing computational pipelines for high-throughput data analysis, as well as interpreting and integrating these diverse data types from advanced techniques across various studies in the lab.