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General Information
Full Name | Mary-Francis LaPorte |
Languages | English (fluent), Spanish (learning, A2), French (learning, B1) |
Education
- in-progress
PhD
University of California, Davis
Academic Interests
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Quantitative Genetics
- Predicting traits based on genotype
- Associating genetic loci with biological function
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Biology
- Breeding maize and rice for human nutrition
- Cell wall composition
- Algal growth habits
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Statistics
- Causal Inference
- Prediction (Including but not limited to machine learning)
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High-Performance Computing
- Parallel computing
- Answering novel question by mining bigger/pre-existing datasets
Other Interests
- Hobbies: language learning, casual bike riding, reading science fiction