Leading multiple large scale web scraping projects related to COVID19 and the impact of the pandemic.

Creation of https://epi.quartzsite.org, a web application that allows users to view the COVID-19 pandemic's impact.

Analyzed the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) with AI natural language processing.

Created an AI deep learning model to predict vaccine type from symptom text with 82% accuracy (At https://vaers.jacobaclarke.com).

Research is ongoing, and I am currently preparing a manuscript submission.

Developed software to manage more than 100 weekly volunteer sign-ups at student-run clinics.

This experience showcases my ability to build technical solutions for clinical problems.

The clinic leadership created a new "Distinction in Service" award to recognize my unique contributions.

After Saint Louis University experienced multiple suicides, I partnered with the Office of Student Affairs to build an early alert system that uses weekly SMS surveys to screen students for depression.

Designed the system to provide resources to students and send emergency notifications to faculty when patients are flagged as high risk by the surveys.

Built an application to help students understand disease hierarchy by building personal ontology maps of diseases.

Piloted with our internal medicine clerkship program with several student cohorts.

Performed immunohistochemical staining, dot blot staining, and gold antibody labeling of cells.

Taught weekly lessons for a choir of more than 20 children.

Organized virtual and recorded meetings during the pandemic.

Led two live performances and one virtual performance.

Served families that experienced hardship by tutoring children, visiting their homes, and bringing holiday gifts.

Played piano at multiple locations, including [1] a memorial service for anatomy lab body donors, [2] Saint Louis University’s hematology/oncology infusion center, and [3] church services.

The piano is a creative outlet that helps me build resilience.

Taught classes about religion and participated in several service projects.

Learned to speak advanced German through daily study and a commitment to speak only German from 9 AM to 9 PM each day.

Hosted English and German courses for immigrants who were seeking work.

Under the supervision of the Saint Louis University internal medicine program director, I am designing a resident application ranking system.

I am processing data from ERAS application packets to help identify unique applicants through natural language processing and machine learning.

Published a manuscript about cancer survival disparities by race and geographic location in an AACR journal (Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention).

Performed Kaplan Meier and Cox proportional hazard regression analyses using R and Python.

Having witnessed healthcare disparities in St. Louis, I was proud to advocate for my patients through this research.

Established a new immunohistochemical staining protocol.

Used Python image processing to programmatically identify the number of positive staining cells per sample.

Evaluator Feedback: "Jacob performed exceptionally well during his research rotation. He used his programming skills to help develop a novel algorithm for data analysis, and independently performed molecular biology experiments essential to our research."

Troubleshot a new protocol for isolation of microglia from the mouse brain.

Trained other students in intracranial viral injections and transcardiac perfusions in rats and mice.

Performed imaging on mice to check the response of dopamine neuron firing rates to alcohol incubation dose.

Worked as a ballet accompanist, playing for senior-level university courses.

The ballet classes involved song improvisation and style adaptation; they required a non-repeating repertoire lasting up to five hours.

Started as a volunteer by repairing used bikes to donate to the community.

As an employee, I taught mechanic certification courses at the local juvenile detention center to improve their residents' chances of finding work after release.

Led multiple volunteer nights at the bicycle shop.

Held weekly office hours to teach students.

Taught multiple exam reviews.

Developed a deeper interest in medical education.