Irene Chaey

2026 Harvard-Amgen Scholar | Molecular & Cell Biology @ UC Berkeley

Berkeley, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Undergraduate Researcher | Bustamante Lab at University of California, Berkeley
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Contribute to developing an interpretable method to identify folding intermediates and extract ground-truth data from force-extension readouts. Analyze the hierarchical folding sequence of a 2×3 Rossmann-like fold using single-molecule force spectroscopy (optical tweezers).

  • UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California, United States · On-site)
    • Undergraduate Researcher | Rothman Lab
      Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 · 11 mos

      Conducted an independent project on PCD-mediated MPS, using confocal microscopy to compare germline mitochondrial fluorescence in uaDf5 deletion vs. wild-type backgrounds.

    • Exam Proctor & Notetaker | Disabled Students Program
      Oct 2023 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Supervised 50+ students with disabilities during 20+ midterms and 10+ final exams, delivering alternative testing accommodations.

  • Jiahui Health Scholar at Jiahui Health 嘉会医疗
    Jul 2022 - May 2023 · 11 mos

    Gained clinical experience by shadowing doctors and assisting lab technicians with diagnostic tests (HIV, CBC). Provided translation services in Chinese, English, and Korean for foreign outpatients.