Hello!

I’m Rebecca Vislay-Wade. My interests include bioinformatics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, operations research, and leadership. I currently work as a data scientist for Moderna.

EXPERIENCE

Data Science

• Senior Principal Data Scientist - Development, Moderna (Cambridge, MA), Apr 2024-Present
• Principal Data Scientist - Clinical & Regulatory, Moderna (Cambridge, MA), Dec 2021-Apr 2024
• Senior Research Data Scientist, Highmark Health (Pittsburgh, PA), Apr 2019-Dec 2021
• Data Scientist (R&D), Highmark Health, Nov 2018-Mar 2019

Data Management & Analysis

• Senior Data Management Associate, KWF Editorial (Baltimore, MD), 2015-2018
• Peer Review Associate, KWF Editorial, 2014-2015

Neuroscience Research

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Children’s National Medical Center (Washington, DC), 2009-2013
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD), 2006-2009

EDUCATION

• Master of Science in Predictive Analytics, Northwestern University
• Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Harvard University
• Master of Arts in Biology, Harvard University
• Bachelor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh
• Bachelor of Arts in History & Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh

PUBLICATIONS

• Rebecca L. Vislay-Wade, Thomas F. Scott, (2021). Word cloud for hospitalization admission diagnoses in patients with multiple sclerosis.Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 48, 102681. Paper

• Rebecca L. Vislay, Brandon S. Martin, Jose Luis Olmos-Serrano, Sebila Kratovac, David L. Nelson, Joshua G. Corbin, and Molly M. Huntsman. (2013) “Homeostatic Responses Fail to Correct Defective Amygdala Inhibitory Circuit Maturation in Fragile X Syndrome”. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(17): 7548 - 7558. Paper

• Rebecca L.Vislay-Meltzer, Adam R.Kampff, Florian Engert. (2006) “Spatiotemporal Specificity of Neuronal Activity Directs the Modification of Receptive Fields in the Developing Retinotectal System”. Neuron. 50(1): 101 - 114. Paper

RANDOM BITS

• I have seen my favorite band, Phish, 63 times in 14 different states so far. Check out the Mockingbird Foundation, a nonprofit organization run by Phish “phans” in support of music education!
• In addition to seeing live music, I enjoy reading, hiking, and birdwatching in my spare time.
• I am a western Pennsylvania native and currently live in the Greater Boston Area with my husband, Tim, and our two cats, Jay Catsby and Nathaniel Clawthorne.