Staff Scientist
NIH
Dr. Barb has been a data analytics and bioinformatics scientist at the NIH for over 20 years. Dr. Barb has two Bachelor of Science degrees in the Biological Sciences and in Computer and Information Science, a Masters of Science in Biotechnology and a PhD in Bioinformatics.
Dr. Barb’s research interest focuses on three main areas: 1) high-throughput data analysis in disease specific genomics, 2) microbiome methods and applications on human clinical data and specifically of health disparities and 3) data discovery methods applied to specific diseases. Dr. Barb also has a special interest in nutrition and its association with the gut microbiome. Throughout her career at the NIH, she has served as a collaborator on over 50 projects and has collaborated with NIAAA, NCI, NHLBI, NEI, NHGRI, NINR, NIDCR, NICHD, NIMH, NIAID, NINDS, Forsyth Institute and the Framingham Heart Study.
She has coauthored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and has presented her work in poster and oral formats at various conferences. She has worked extensively on the development of genomic analytical methods and developed a statistical Toolbox for high throughput data analysis for gene expression microarrays. She has experience in a large range of bioinformatics analysis methods and clinical data analysis. She takes a hands-on approach to not only address the main questions of her research but also allows the data to drive the discovery.