Matthew Kohn

2026 Amgen Scholar | Molecular Biology at Williams

New York, New York, United States

About

Rising junior Biology major + Biochemistry & Molecular Biology concentrator at Williams College. Hoping to make the world a healthier and greener place with biotechnology and synthetic biology. Makes a mean plate of pasta.

Experience

  • Research Assistant (Amgen Scholars Program) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Dr. Rodney Rothstein's lab: mechanisms and outcomes of mitotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • Williams College (Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States · On-site)
    • Research Assistant
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Prof. B Thuronyi's lab: development of synthetic biology tools for directed evolution in the bacterium Vibrio natriegens

    • Teaching Assistant
      Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 · 4 mos

      Teaching Assistant for BIOL 101 lab (intro cellular and molecular biology)

  • Performance Analyst Intern at Pfizer
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

    I leveraged data analysis and visualization tools to elucidate strengths and weaknesses across categories of clinical trial sites in Pfizer's portfolio. My other responsibilities included developing training materials for a proprietary tool for clinical trial data visualizations.

  • Research Assistant at Williams College
    Feb 2025 - May 2025 · 4 mos

    Prof. David Loehlin’s lab: effects of tandem gene duplications on gene expression in Drosophila flies

  • Biology Teaching Intern at Hunter College High School
    Sep 2023 - Jun 2024 · 10 mos

    I assisted a teacher in leading lectures and lab sessions for a 26-student section of 9th grade Honors Biology. My responsibilities included facilitating class discussions, independently designing and teaching occasional lessons, grading students' weekly lab reports, and collaborating with other teaching interns to lead test review sessions. I also attended workshops with the school's principal to discuss instruction and classroom management techniques.