About

My name is Jacob Bumgarner.

I’m a passionate learner, and I learn best when I’m creating and writing. This website is a central hub for the lessons I’ve created from my studies.

Please feel free to contact me at any of my listed links.

Career

I’m currently a bioinformatics scientist working in predictive sciences for drug development.

I am experienced in bioinformatics, analytics, software engineering, and machine learning.

Education

Prior to starting my career, I was a doctoral student at West Virginia University from 2019-2023, where I studied circadian rhythms, pain, and cerebrovasculature in Randy Nelson’s lab.

Before that, I was a pianist from 2015-2019 at West Virginia University, where I studied piano performance with Ching-Wen Hsiao and learned the ropes of research in Paul Lockman’s lab.