Illana Stanley

Illana Stanley's work experience begins in 2014 as a Research Fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In this role, they planned and implemented experiments focused on cancer cell line characterization and evaluated drug candidates. Illana also managed technicians, assisted with writing manuscripts and grants, and conducted literature research.

Following their time at Dana-Farber, Illana worked as a Senior Medical Writer at Custom Learning Designs (CLD), generating scientific and medical content for educational materials in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Illana served as the scientific content lead on long-term projects and managed tight deadlines and client feedback.

In 2017, Illana took on the role of Software Engineer at Simplr, where they developed a web-based customer service ticketing platform using React, Redux, Node, Express, and MongoDB. Illana integrated third-party API support and built a business dashboard for tracking customer service metrics.

Continuing their software engineering career, Illana joined SignalPath in 2019 as a Software Engineer. Illana focused on frontend development, implementing a web-based client for a clinical trial management SaaS product using Angular and Typescript. Illana collaborated with backend engineers to create REST APIs and enhanced an ETL service for data integration.

In 2021, Illana joined InVision as a Senior Software Engineer, working on a digital whiteboard solution using React, WebGL, and Canvas2D APIs. Illana acted as a technical lead, writing technical specs and coordinating with stakeholders.

Their most recent position is a Senior Software Engineer at O'Reilly Media, starting in 2023. No specific details are provided about this role.

Illana Stanley has a strong educational background in the field of biology. Illana obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from Harvard University, where they studied from 2007 to 2014. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's of Science degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, attending from 2003 to 2007.

In addition to their formal education, Illana Stanley also pursued further certification in the field of computer science. Illana obtained certifications in "6.00.2x: Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science" and "6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python" from the institution edX. Illana obtained the former in May 2015 and the latter in October 2014.

Furthermore, Illana Stanley has also pursued additional training in technology-related fields. In 2016, they attended General Assembly for Front-End Web Development, and in 2017, they completed a program in Full Stack Web Development at Thinkful.