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Meriem Yagoubi

@meriemyagoubi

Data analyst at MTE who built Tableau dashboards and identified gut microbiome signatures linked to BMI.

Egypt
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At the American University in Cairo, I analyzed gut microbiome data for my M.Sc. thesis, identifying 33 BMI-associated species while controlling for study site. I also benchmarked machine-learning models, with XGBoost performing best.

At MTE, I wrote SQL queries to prepare data for business reporting and built Tableau dashboards that turned trends into recommendations for decision-makers.

I contributed biological and computational analysis to a cardiovascular disease research project and co-wrote a machine-learning bioinformatics publication on ovarian cancer detection. I also supported undergraduate Genetics and Molecular and Cell Biology courses as a teaching assistant.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

AC

M.Sc. Thesis Researcher

American University in Cairo

Sep 2025 - May 2026 (8 months)

Analyzed shotgun metagenomes from 1,665 adults across six sites in four African countries using MetaPhlAn and R, showing that study site explained more microbiome variation than BMI. Identified 33 BMI-associated species with MaAsLin2 and benchmarked machine learning models, with XGBoost performing best.

MT

Data Analytics Trainee

MTE

Oct 2025 - Nov 2025 (1 month)

Wrote SQL queries to extract and prepare data for business reporting and built Tableau dashboards that turned trends into recommendations for decision-makers.

CF

Global Research Project Contributor

Charité Berlin, Amsterdam UMC, Magdy Yacoub Foundation

Nov 2024 - Dec 2024 (1 month)

Contributed biological and computational analysis to joint deliverables with teams at three institutions and coordinated timelines across partners.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

American University in Cairo logoAC

American University in Cairo

Master of Science, Biotechnology

2024 -

Grade: 4.0

Pursuing an M.Sc. in Biotechnology with a bioinformatics focus, maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

Coursera logoCO

Coursera

Machine Learning Specialization, Machine Learning

2025 - 2025

Completed the Machine Learning Specialization offered by Stanford / DeepLearning.AI in 2025.

Coursera logoCO

Coursera

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Data Analytics

2025 - 2025

Earned the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate in 2025.

American University in Cairo logoAC

American University in Cairo

Bachelor of Science, Biology

2020 - 2024

Grade: 3.96

Completed a B.Sc. in Biology with a concentration in Molecular Biology and a minor in Bioinformatics, graduating with a 3.96 GPA.

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