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I hope this email finds you well. My name is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>, a recent DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) graduate from the National University of San Marcos in Peru.

During the pandemic I discovered my passion for bioinformatics. A passion that is not commonly seen in veterinary medicine. Along with my courses and clinical practices I started to learn about programming and immersed myself more into NGS and bioinformatics software-development. The lack of opportunities in my country did not stop me, I started working with transcriptomics and presented a small research to a couple of congresses about canine prostate cancer molecular markers. The last year of my DVM degree was very difficult, I wanted to learn more about algorithms and programming instead of poultry production or surgery. That became even harder, I needed to work and land some kind of internship at the same time. Coming from a third-world low-income family has taught me very well that each opportunity is a gift. I found my way and I ended up achieving Summa Cum Laude honors (1/82) at my school. I also landed an internship at the International Laboratory for Human Genome Research (LIIGH-UNAM), where I focused on cross-species transcriptomics in human and canine cancers, aiming to identify genetic parallels that could inform future treatment strategies. During my time at LIIGH, I found problems or limitations (e.g. low-performance format converters, absence of a particular tool that could be useful, etc)  while analyzing data. I took this as an opportunity to develop software. By now, I have written 5 high-performance bioinformatic tools in Rust and 2 pipelines, 1 in Python and the other in Nextflow.

After graduating in December, I started to look for jobs in the bioinformatics industry. By now, I have been rejected from the 2 US job positions I applied to. I am very aware that there are more capable and specialized people out there who I am competing with. However, I also know that I am a hardworking person that has a lot to offer. Instead of being sad after those rejections, I started to look for another place. I do not want to be that type of person that sends a million applications. Instead, I think that I have to be aligned with the mission and goals of the company/job/lab I am applying to. After some tweets I read about Fulcrum Genomics, your podcast episode on OMGenomics with Maria Nattestad and Robert Aboukhalil, the public projects of Fulcrum Genomics on Github, and all the information on the Fulcrum Genomics’ page, I decided to send you this. At the beginning I was kind of insecure but after some thoughts, why not? The worst scenario is just a no, so I wanted to try, what would happen if it works?

I am very enthusiastic about the possibility of working with you. Having a background in both medicine and bioinformatics, I believe that I can offer new ideas and perspectives that could benefit Fulcrum Genomics endeavors. Additionally, I plan to apply to PhD programs focused on Bioinformatics/Computational Biology in 2025-2026, and during this interim period, I am eager to gain meaningful research experience and contribute to a dynamic scientific environment like yours. 

I am based in Lima, Peru. I am sending this email to ask you if there is any possibility to work along with you from a remote position or an intern position. I'm also very aware that these positions can be very competitive and limited, even more so if it is about an international student. It would be a pleasure to contribute my services pro bono; however, as a practical matter, I must secure a minimum compensation to meet my financial obligations. In the event that you consider this message in any form, I am open to accepting a lower salary (min. wage/intern wage or some kind of stipend that allows me to cover my minimum expenses) or other type of arrangements. I also want to mention that I lived and worked in Keystone, Colorado, between 2019-2020 (non-academic related jobs), and still hold my SSC and other documentation that could facilitate a sponsorship.

For a more detailed overview of my qualifications and experience, I have attached my resume for your review.

I am simply looking for a chance. Please let me know if I could be considered for this position.

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