Alex Zhang

BME/CS @ Duke University

Gilroy, California, United States

About

I'm currently a junior at Duke University double majoring in biomedical engineering and computer science, and I'm passionate about using my technical skills and knowledge to create impactful solutions through medical devices.

Experience

  • Software Engineering Intern at Medtronic
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    - Developed VR simulation app of Medtronic’s robotic assisted surgery platform: HUGO - Introduced null-space motion, docking, and DDS capabilities into the simulation - Acted as software support for 8 studies and demos that involve VR

  • Intern at Celldom, Inc.
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    Celldom May 2023 - August 2023 Intern - Developed cell detection ML algorithms to track cell response to drugs and other stimuli in real time - Consolidated microwell detection and focusing algorithms into a single pipeline - Wrote firmware to execute commonly used cell experiments

  • Medical Club Officer at The Harker School
    Aug 2019 - May 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    - Started the Awareness Announcements initiative to raise awareness and promote community action for common diseases as a series of videos - Helped organize speaker events from physicians and school-wide competitions

  • SIP Research Intern at University of California, Santa Cruz
    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 · 3 mos

    Used the genomes from tens of thousands of COVID variants to calculate the rate of mutation of COVID around the world, including countries such as Brazil and Norway. We also determined the loci of a few prominent mutations that increase viral binding affinity to ACE-2 receptors.

  • Summer Research Intern at UChicago Professor Dr. Laurie Butler
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos

    Mapped the biochemical pathways of three classes of drugs with painkilling properties (opioids, depressants, NSAIDs), and connected that with the observed effects of those drugs on sciatica.