Marissa Ohran

About

Bioinformatics & Genomics

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics
City: Orem, UT

Email: marissa.ohran@gmail.com

I grew up in Orem, Utah, about 5 minutes away from Utah Valley University, where I was one of the first students to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics. I'm passionate about learning and science and have been interested in biology and the natural world since I was quite young. That grew into an interest in evolution and genomics, which made UVU's Bioinformatics program a natural fit for me. While at UVU I had the opportunity to get involved in undergraduate research, and found that I really enjoy it. I greatly enjoy problem solving and discovery, and the challenge of searching for answers is something I find really exciting.

Skills

Through the courses I've taken and research I've done, I've gained experience in the following areas:

R for Statistics
Command Line Interface
Running jobs on a supercomputer
Genome Assembly and Assessment

Months of Experience

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Interests

When I’m not working on school or research projects, I try to find time for fun things, like:

Reading - My favorites are science fiction and fantasy, but I'm always open to recommendations!

Playing music - I'm a pianist and percussionist.

Listening to music - My favorite genres include alternative rock, pop, and soundtrack.

Art - I mostly do drawing. My earlier work featured sketching in pencil, sometimes adding color with either colored pencil or marker, though as of late my preference has been digital art. Most recently I've been working with Procreate.

Hanging out with my dogs - I have two dogs, Brego, a red golden retriever, and Shadow (short for Shadowfax), a bi-blue shetland sheepdog.