About
I am Lead Data Scientist at Knotch. My previous projects at other companies have varied from computer vision to classical machine learning and everything in between. I also develop and teach AI courses for students of all levels.
I am the father of 3 great daughters, husband of 26 years, and a triathlon maniac. I have completed 5 full Ironman distance races (Ironman Texas 2011, 2015, and 2019. Ironman Florida 2013. Tri Fort Worth 2018)
I received my Ph.D. in Quantitative Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008, studying under Cedric Feschotte (@cedricfeschotte), a world authority on transposable elements. In my graduate work, I studied the evolution of transposable elements in mammalian genomes. Check it out - I think it's a good read :).
THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY AND GENOMIC IMPACT OF MAMMALIAN DNA TRANSPOSONS
Publications:
I am the father of 3 great daughters, husband of 26 years, and a triathlon maniac. I have completed 5 full Ironman distance races (Ironman Texas 2011, 2015, and 2019. Ironman Florida 2013. Tri Fort Worth 2018)
I received my Ph.D. in Quantitative Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008, studying under Cedric Feschotte (@cedricfeschotte), a world authority on transposable elements. In my graduate work, I studied the evolution of transposable elements in mammalian genomes. Check it out - I think it's a good read :).
THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY AND GENOMIC IMPACT OF MAMMALIAN DNA TRANSPOSONS
Publications:
- Gilbert C, Pace JK, Feschotte C. Horizontal SPINning of transposons. Commun Integr Biol. 2009;2(2):117-119. doi:10.4161/cib.7720 (PDF)
- Pace JK 2nd, Sen SK, Batzer MA, Feschotte C. Repair-mediated duplication by capture of proximal chromosomal DNA has shaped vertebrate genome evolution. PLoS Genet. 2009;5(5):e1000469. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000469 (PDF)
- Pace JK 2nd, Gilbert C, Clark MS, Feschotte C. Repeated horizontal transfer of a DNA transposon in mammals and other tetrapods. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008;105(44):17023-17028. doi:10.1073/pnas.0806548105 (PDF)
- Gilbert C, Schaack S, Pace JK 2nd, Brindley PJ, Feschotte C. A role for host-parasite interactions in the horizontal transfer of transposons across phyla. Nature. 2010;464(7293):1347-1350. doi:10.1038/nature08939 (PDF)
- Pace JK 2nd, Feschotte C. The evolutionary history of human DNA transposons: evidence for intense activity in the primate lineage. Genome Res. 2007;17(4):422-432. doi:10.1101/gr.5826307 (PDF)
- Gilbert C, Pace JK 2nd, Waters PD. Target site analysis of RTE1_LA and its AfroSINE partner in the elephant genome. Gene. 2008;425(1-2):1-8. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2008.08.013
First Ironman triathlon - Ironman Texas - 2011
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Caveman Triathlon 2011
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3rd Ironman triathlon - Ironman Texas - 2015
Me and Ironman Champion Rachel Joyce at Ironman Texas 2015
Finish of my first half Ironman triathlon in 2005 in Galveston, TX. Got to cross the finish line with my daughters!
Finisher pic from first full Ironman triathlon in 2011. it was the Ironman Texas inaugural race in 2011.