Christopher Siwy, Ph.D., CISSP

Computer Scientist

  • Current Role

    Current Role

    As the scientific applications program official within CBIIT’s Digital Services and Solutions Branch, I manage the Communications Hub and Research Management System and oversee a portfolio of analysis tools that support many of NCI’s intramural efforts.

    Prior to joining CBIIT, I was a data scientist in the Integrated Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Unit within the Office of Data Science Strategy in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director. There, I served as a program official for the NIH Cloud Platform Interoperability program and coordinated engagements of NIH Partner Systems for the RAS Initiative. My professional experience also includes leading custom electronic health record software solutions at the NIH Clinical Center, where I played a crucial role in developing a web platform for managing asymptomatic COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration for the NIH workforce.

    While earning my doctorate, my research focused on molecular dynamics simulations targeting the human blood-brain barrier for Alzheimer’s disease research. During my undergraduate studies, I participated in a biodiversity field study in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. In addition to my academic and research achievements, I am a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

  • Publications

    Publications

    View Christopher’s PubMed Summary

    Featured Publications

    Differential Diagnosis of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Guided by Machine Learning. Blood, 2023.

    Unveiling the Silent Threat Among Us: Leveraging Health Information Technology in the Search for Asymptomatic COVID 19 Healthcare Workers. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2021.

    Is the Conformational Ensemble of Alzheimer’s Aβ10-40 Peptide Force Field Dependent? PLoS Computational Biology. 2017.

  • Background

    Background

    Education

    • Ph.D., Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, George Mason University
    • M.S., Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
    • B.S., Management Science and Information Systems, The Pennsylvania State University

    Previous Work

    • Data Scientist, Office of Data Science Strategy, Office of the Director, NIH
    • Application Software Developer, Department of Clinical Research Informatics, Clinical Center, NIH
    • Forensic Software Engineer, ManTech International Corporation

    Recent Awards

    • 2022 Office of the Director Award, for extraordinary initiative in the implementation and administration of the NIH COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics (primary and booster) at Multiple Geographical Locations
    • 2021 Clinical Center Award, for superior efforts to plan and implement a site in the NIH Clinical Center to screen for SARS‑CoV‑2 infection in asymptomatic staff
    • 2021 Clinical Center Award, for dedication and collaboration in establishing sites for COVID‑19 asymptomatic testing in Shady Grove and Frederick to support the health and safety of NIH staff