Beijing, China
Research focus on pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and pancreatic cancer
¬ Student researcher at Prof. Eric Alm’s biological engineering lab ¬ Working with anaerobic bacteria isolated from human stool sample, testing for phenotypic differences across same species, and performing Genome-Wide Association Study ¬ Working on collecting one of the largest genome dataset for anaerobic human gut bacteria
¬ Nominated to be student tutor by the chemistry department for introductory chemistry ¬ Professionally trained by the Wellesley College PLTC for peer-tutoring ¬ Held weekly office hours for students enrolled in chemistry courses who needed help in lecture/lab
¬ Student assistant at Prof. Christopher Arumainayagam’s physical chemistry lab ¬ Used ultra-high vacuum chamber to study photochemistry/radiation chemistry of interstellar ices ¬ Worked with Origin data analysis software for result interpretation and figure making ¬ Presented poster at Northeastern Section Younger Chemists Committee 2018, Boston ¬ Co-authored 2 published articles, including on Chemical Society Reviews (impact factor 40.443)
¬ Shadowed a OB/GYN and fertility specialist at the fertility clinic of Tung Wah Hospital ¬ Introduced to IVF techniques by observation in lab ¬ Learned to read ultrasound results, as well as bloodwork results ¬ Observed procedures including: intrauterine insemination, oocyte retrieval, ovarian chocolate cyst removal, Fresh/Thawed/Frozen embryo transfer, paracentesis, and fetal reduction