Biography

Hey! I’m Shaurita D. Hutchins, a PhD Candidate at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in their Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) Doctoral Training Program and a member of the Center for Computational Genomics and Data Science (CGDS) under the mentorship of Dr. Liz Worthey.

My thesis focuses on the genetic architecture of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension and the identification of drug repositioning targets.

My path into healthcare began early and evolved from pre-medicine into applying technology to improve health outcomes through omics analysis and tool development.

I am committed to ethical, inclusive omics and AI research and to building tools that support scientists and patients in understanding health-related data.

I’m interested in systems thinking and in sharpening how I reason about problems, particularly where philosophy and sociology intersect with science and technology.

Hire Me

I expect to complete my PhD in late 2026 and am seeking positions beginning January 2027.

Open To

Invited talks and guest lectures; podcasts and hackathons; research collaborations; advocacy initiatives; and mentoring in computational biology and reproducible data science.

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Interests

I love sports, indie films/music, and trying new bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon. I also serve as a developer for a basketball forum, build websites, and analyze NBA data in Python. Additionally, I enjoy exploring nature, studying in parks, gardening, photography, writing poetry and short stories, philosophy, and cooking. Check out some of my favorite quotes.

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