Stanford University
Stanford, California Current

Ph.D candidate in Biomedical Informatics, Master's of Science in Medicine candidate.

UC Berkeley Extension
Berkeley, California	2004

Classes in microbiology and bioinformatics.

City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, California	2003

Classes in biology and chemistry. Laboratory work in PCR, recombinant DNA, and gel electrophoresis.

Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	1994

Bachelor of Arts. Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science. Additional courses at the University of Edinburgh.

Fernald GH, Yeh RF, Hauser SL, Oksenberg JR, Baranzini SE. 2005. Mapping gene activity in complex disorders: Integration of expression and genomic scans for multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol 167(1-2):157-69.

Fernald GH, Pachner A, Caillier S, Narayan K, Oksenberg JR, Baranzini SE. Genome-Wide Network Analysis Reveals the Global Properties of IFN-beta Immediate Transcriptional Effects in Humans.J Immunol. 2007 Apr 15;178(8):5076-85.

Han MH, Hwang SI, Roy DB, Lundgren DH, Price JV, Ousman SS, Fernald GH, Gerlitz B, Robinson WH, Baranzini SE, Grinnell BW, Raine CS, Sobel RA, Han DK, Steinman L. Proteomic analysis of active multiple sclerosis lesions reveals therapeutic targets. Nature. 2008 Feb 28;451(7182):1076-81.

Fernald GH, Tatonetti NP, Altman RB. PharmReduce: A Symmetric Framework to Rank Pharmacogenes, Phenotypic Effects, and Small Molecules. Fernald GH, Kashef K, Tatonetti, NP. Predicting Adverse Drug Evens using the FDA's Adverse Drug Event database.

University of California, San Francisco	Research Associate
San Francisco, California	2004 - 2007

Investigated the role of genetic linkage and gene expression in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through statistical methods, network analysis, and computer modeling with the use of high performance computing and distributed processing.

Instituto National de Salud Publica (National Public Health Institute)	Technical Consultant
Cuernavaca, Mexico	2001 - 2002

Developed direction and managed the implementation of internal and external computer resources for the health economics group. Worked in Spanish and English.

Ariba	Manager and Engineer
Sunnyvale, California	1996 - 2001

Member of original technical team that developed patented purchasing system. Worked on first six versions of released software. Managed team of programmers that implemented internationalization, management tools, and web applications.

Netmarket (acquired by Cendant)	Founder and Chief Programmer
Cambridge, Massachusetts	1993 - 1996

Co-founded software startup, hired engineers, and led software development efforts. Wrote software for first music CD store on the web, as featured in the New York Times.

Swarthmore College	Summer Researcher, Computer Science
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	1993

Investigated the use of diagrams in developing proof plans for a natural deduction system.

Nasa Ames Research Center	Graphics Programmer
Moffet Field, California	1990

Conceived and produced animations and images for turbomachinery research group.