Daniel D'Silva

Motivated graduate with training in genomics and molecular biology, with a background in biomedical science. Brings effective laboratory and data analysis skills combined with diligence, organisation and a drive to learn. Seeking a position as a laboratory scientist with a focus on molecular biology and microbiology to establish a career in this field.

Warehouse Volunteer at Medical Pantry (2026-01 – Present)

• Checked and sorted incoming goods with strong attention to detail
• Processed orders and prepared shipments for delivery while carefully following protocols

Contributor at Cochrane Crowd (2025-01 – Present)

• Screened scientific paper abstracts using a predefined protocol for entry into Cochrane CENTRAL database
• Maintained 94% accuracy over seven hundred papers screened

Postgraduate Research Student, Clinical Genetics and Bioinformatics Group at Monash University (2025-01 – 2025-12)

• Curated cancer-associated somatic and germline variants from a cohort of 150 prostate cancer patients against the ACMG/AMP guidelines
• Used R packages to identify statistical association of variants with clinical outcomes and produce plots of data

Master of Genome Analytics in Genome Analytics – Monash University (2024-01 – 2025-12)

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Biomedical Science in Science and Biomedical Science – Monash University (2019-01 – 2023-12)