Sarah Groves
About Sarah Groves
Sarah Groves is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Systems Biology at Vanderbilt University and a Data Scientist at Decode Health in Nashville, Tennessee.
Title and Current Roles
Sarah Groves is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Cancer Systems Biology at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, she is a Data Scientist at Decode Health, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Professional Background
Sarah Groves has accumulated extensive experience in various research and academic positions. She served as a Data Science Intern at Decode Health in 2022 and as a PhD Student at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from 2016 to 2022. Her early career includes roles as a REU Summer Research Assistant at CERN in 2015 and at the University of Chicago in 2014. From 2013 to 2016, she worked as a Research Assistant at the College of William and Mary.
Education and Expertise
Sarah Groves earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Sciences from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, completing her studies from 2016 to 2022. Before that, she studied Physics and Mathematics at the College of William and Mary, where she graduated in 2016.
Research Contributions
During her PhD studies, Sarah Groves quantified phenotypic plasticity in Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) using computational modeling techniques developed in Dr. Vito Quaranta's lab. Additionally, she honed wet lab skills such as cell culture, single cell sequencing, and microscopy.
Academic Involvement and Teaching
Sarah Groves has been an instructor for a graduate-level Cancer Systems Biology course for four semesters. She is also actively involved in Vanderbilt University's Women in Science and Engineering (VU-WISE) and contributes to the community by teaching science lessons to Nashville middle schools through Vanderbilt Students Volunteer for Science (VSVS).