Dr. Abubakari S. Sumaila earned his PhD in Statistics from Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, focusing on bioinformatics and melanoma research. His dissertation, titled “Survival Modeling in Cutaneous Melanoma via Integrative Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Bioinformatics” was based on the application of advanced statistical methods in multi-omics modeling for novel biomarker discovery and their translational potential. Abubakari’s academic interests include survival analysis in medicine, sequential decision processes, and statistical programming—particularly using R and Python for data mining and translational research in biological systems. Prior to enrolling for his doctoral studies, Abubakari served as an assistant Biostatistics tutor at the School of Anesthesia, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). He has also taught various courses in Statistics, on a private basis. While he was doing his graduate studies, he worked as a freelancer on Fiverr, where he primarily rendered services in data analysis using R and Python. In his free time, Abubakari enjoys watching football, reading science fiction, and photography.

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