Jeffrey Zurita
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Jeffrey Zurita (He/Him)
Software Engineer
Austin, TX
Jeffrey Zurita serves as ReFED’s Software Engineer, supporting the development of ReFED's Insights Engine in order to create a robust data platform that can be effectively leveraged to combat national food loss and waste.
Jeffrey previously applied his engineering and research experience at Boston Children’s Hospital, where he was published in multiple immunology papers. He also contributed to the success of taking several oncology drugs to clinical trials.
Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University.
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Data analysis; Technical leadership; Software development and architecture; Public speaking; Collaborative learning
Published Works
- “Three Classes of Recurrent DNA Break Clusters in Brain Progenitors Identified by 3D Proximity-Based Break Joining Assay,” National Academy of Sciences (2018)
- “The Fundamental Role of Chromatin Loop Extrusion in Physiological V(D)J Recombination,” Nature (2019)
- “Induction of Recurrent Break Cluster Genes in Neural Progenitor Cells Differentiated from Embryonic Stem Cells in Culture,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2022)
- “Site-Specific Dolasynthen Antibody–Drug Conjugates Exhibit Consistent Pharmacokinetic Profiles Across a Wide Range of Drug-to-Antibody Ratios,” Molecular Cancer (2023)
Fun Facts
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Favorite Things: Tennis, pickleball, board games, cooking, playing bass in his 90s pop-punk cover band
Food He Struggles the Most Not to Waste: Cilantro
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