cv

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General Information

Full Name Devon J. Boland, Ph.D.
Date of Birth 24th February 1996
Languages English

Education

  • 2023
    Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
    Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
  • 2018
    B.S. in Chemistry/Biochemistry
    Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

Experience

  • 2025 - present
    Visiting Lecturer
    Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University
  • 2023 - present
    Assistant Research Scientist
    TIGSS Bioinformatics Core, Texas A&M University
  • 2023 - present
    Visiting Lecturer
    Genetics and Genomics Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Texas A&M University
  • 2022 - 2023
    AgriLife Graduate Research Scholar
    Texas A&M University
  • 2018 - 2023
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University
  • 2017 - 2018
    Undergraduate Research Assistant
    NIGMS R15, Northern Illinois University

Honors and Awards

  • 2025
    • Distinguished Service Award, Texas Genetics Society
  • 2023
    • 2nd Place Oral Presentation Award, Texas A&M University
  • 2022 - 2023
    • Norman Borlaug Endowed Research Scholar, Texas A&M University
  • 2022
    • 2nd Place Award Life Sciences Presentation, Texas A&M University
    • Paul Barry Gayle Teaching Award, Texas A&M University
  • 2017
    • Ed Hyland Scholarship Award, Northern Illinois University

Academic Interests

  • Single-Cell Transcriptomics & Multi-Omic Integration
    • Analysis of single-cell and single-nucleus RNA sequencing data.
    • Integration with modalities such as ATAC-seq using Seurat, Scanpy, SAMap, and scVI workflows.
  • AI-Driven Protein Structure Prediction
    • Development and implementation of tools like AlphaFold2 and AlphaFold3 in university curricula.
  • Biomedical Machine Learning & Pangenomics
    • Research utilizing knowledge graph architectures (Heterogeneous Graph Transformers, Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
    • Genome assembly and visualization leveraging tools like ODGI and Cactus-minigraph.

Collaborations

  • Erythropoietin-Producing Human Hepatocellular (Eph) Receptors
    • Collaborative grant applications and bioinformatic analyses with partners at Baylor College of Medicine.
  • Department of Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology (MPIM) Initiatives
    • Joint mentorship and research collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo at Texas A&M University.
  • Ovarian Fibrosis & Fibroblast Function
    • R01/R21 grant research investigating exposure to Cr(VI) and the fetal origin of ovarian fibrosis with Dr. Sakhila Banu.
  • Behavioral Plasticity in Desert Locusts
    • Accelerating Behavioral Plasticity Research Through Scalable Interdisciplinary Team Science (BPRI 2.0) with Dr. Hojun Song.

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: D&D, Photography, Hiking, Camping