Kwame Forbes

Investigate and Integrate

About Me

Ph.D Candidate

Chapel Hill, NC, USA

kwamek@email.unc.edu

Kwame Forbes

Hi! I am Ph.D. candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill, studying Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. I work at the intersection of gene expression and RNA biology in the labs of Maria Aleman and Daniel Dominguez, with a focus on alternative splicing and RNA-binding proteins. I started my academic journey at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), where I earned an A.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Computational Biology. During undergrad, I was a proud RISE scholar and presented my work at ABRCMS in both 2018 and 2019. Beyond research, I have also enjoyed my roles as a TA for genetics and a lab instructor for introductory computer science and chemistry. I am passionate about bridging biology and computation to uncover new insights in human health and disease. Thanks for stopping by!

SKILLS

Data Analysis Data Visualization Sequence Analysis R Python Bash C

Research Experiences

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL

Aug 2021 - Present

Ph.D Candidate


UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL

Jun 2020 – Jun 2021

PREP Researcher


UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

July 2018 - Dec 2019

Student Researcher


Education

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL

2021 - Present

Ph.D


UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL

2020

PREP Scholar


UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

2013 - 2019

Bachelor's degree Associate's degree


Publications

Pre-print Publication

Iron-sensitive RNA regulation by poly C binding proteins

Kwame Forbes, Grant A. Goda, Grace A. Eramo, ...

Software/Code

vizWithSCE

Kwame Forbes, Michael Love

Conference Presentations

Nephrology Grand Rounds

Talk, Mar 2025, North Carolina

UNC and Duke RNA Symposium

Poster, May 2024, North Carolina

UNC Pharmacology Retreat, UNC Genetics and Molecular Biology Retreat

Poster, Sept 2023, 2024, North Carolina

Award

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology T32 Grant

JTech Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory(CSHL) Biological Data Science 2020 Scholarship

Inclusive Excellence Top-Up

Outstanding Poster Presentation Award

TRIO TL1 Diversity Supplement

Dick Smith Scholarship Awardee