Adam Stine
About Adam Stine
Adam Stine is a Scientific Data Management Specialist at Computercraft, where he has worked since 2009. He has developed data submission applications and processing pipelines, and he curates metadata for the Sequence Read Archive, ensuring compliance with NCBI requirements.
Work at National Institutes of Health
Adam Stine has been employed at Computercraft, working as a Scientific Data Management Specialist since 2009. He operates within the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), where he focuses on managing and curating scientific data. His role involves developing and maintaining systems that facilitate data submission and access for various sequencing projects.
Education and Expertise
Adam Stine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Penn State University, which he completed from 1997 to 2002. He furthered his education at The Johns Hopkins University, earning a Master of Science in Biotechnology with a focus on Bioinformatics from 2006 to 2009. His academic background supports his expertise in scientific data management and bioinformatics.
Background
Before joining Computercraft, Adam Stine worked as a Research Specialist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 2004 to 2009. This five-year experience provided him with a strong foundation in research and data management, which he has applied in his current role at NCBI.
Achievements in Data Management
Adam Stine has designed an email notification system for users submitting data on third-party platforms, such as Illumina BaseSpace. He established processing pipelines for new sequencing centers and collaborated with Illumina Inc to create an application for data submission to the Sequence Read Archive. Additionally, he curates metadata within the Sequence Read Archive SQL Server database and is the principal curator of protected access human read data for dbGaP projects.
Contributions to Data Access Methods
In his role, Adam Stine has assisted in developing a new pre-release data access method for sequencing project collaborators. This initiative aims to enhance the accessibility of sequencing data while ensuring compliance with National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) requirements.