Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
I am a cancer researcher using computational and experimental approaches to analyze breast cancer dormancy in genetically engineered mouse models. I am also the poetry editor of a literary journal, West Trestle Review. My professional aspiration is to combine my writing, editing, and research skills to pursue a career as a scientific writer and communicator.
Read and discuss poetry submissions with editorial team, construct journal webpages in Weebly (focus: art layout), organize Zoom readings featuring contributors to the journal
Lead editorial team in curating poetry and art for the journal, communicated with writers and artists about publication logistics and suggested revisions, wrote Editor's Notes to introduce issues at launch
Read and discussed poetry submissions with editorial team
Studied breast cancer dormancy and recurrence in mouse models using computational and experimental techniques
Answered coding questions during workshops for individuals new to computer programming in Python
Guided rising undergraduate sophomores through basic laboratory skills bootcamp and group research projects.
Tutored undergraduate chemistry, biology, and writing courses. Certified Level II Advanced through the College Reading and Learning Association.
Examined spatiotemporal gene expression patterns during development and regeneration in sea stars and sea cucumbers. Wrote senior honors thesis.
Internship, Summers 2015 and 2016. Studied oculocutaneous albinism type 3 in zebrafish to understand modeling human disease with paralogs.
Summer employment. Conducted public opinion survey across the US in English and Mandarin Chinese.