Rachelly Normand
About Rachelly Normand
Rachelly Normand is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, specializing in high-throughput sequencing and machine learning in genomics and immunology. She previously completed her PhD at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where she contributed to the Human Immune Cell Atlas project.
Work at Broad Institute
Rachelly Normand has been working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard since 2020. Her research primarily focuses on systems immunology, integrating high-throughput sequencing and machine learning techniques. This role allows her to contribute to significant projects in genomics and immunology, building on her previous experiences and expertise.
Education and Expertise
Rachelly Normand completed her Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2010. She furthered her education by pursuing a PhD at the same institution, where she worked in the Shen-Orr lab from 2013 to 2020. Her expertise includes high-throughput sequencing and machine learning, particularly applied to genomics and immunology.
Background in Research
Prior to her current position, Rachelly Normand worked on analyzing next-generation sequencing data at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology from 2010 to 2013. She contributed to the Human Immune Cell Atlas project under the guidance of Dr. Aviv Regev and Dr. Chloe Villani, focusing on the intersection of genomics and immune system research.
Previous Work Experience
Before her academic career, Rachelly Normand worked at General Electric in the QA team for one year from 2009 to 2010. This early experience provided her with foundational skills in quality assurance, which she later applied in her research roles.
Research Interests
Rachelly Normand is actively seeking postdoctoral opportunities in computational or systems biology labs, with a specific interest in research related to immunology during pregnancy and infancy. She is also interested in precision medicine and the study of complex systems in human biology, aiming to contribute to advancements in these fields.