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Mountain View, CA, US

• Prof. Aydogan Ozcan Research Lab - Biosensors, Point-of-Care Testing, Medical Diagnostics, Micro/Nanotechnology
• Focus on the development of a cost-effective, clinically accurate point-of-care cardiovascular disease risk test for use in developing countries. Satisfies the clinical requirement for high-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin.
• Designing and prototyping 3D-printed vertical flow assay (VFA) cartridges for real-time monitoring and imaging of signal changes on sensing membrane.
• Applying image coding program to effectively analyze signal intensities on VFA from Au-ion reduction reaction, increasing analytical sensitivity and reducing assay time by 10 minutes (a 40% improvement).
• Performing data analysis of signals from target biomarkers on VFA platform using outlier exclusion statistical method to test platform performance.
• Won Best Poster Award 2022 at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Conference, June 2022.

• SWE Summer Mentorship Program
• Mentored and connected with incoming women engineering students to help ease their transition to UCLA.
• Introduced students to opportunities and resources on campus and volunteered in Q&A panel.
• Provided academic and college advice on topics such as research, being a transfer student, cultural and social organizations, etc.

• Design Team for Smart Walking Device (SWD) - Aim is to aid patients in their lives after stroke with their balance and coordination. SWD provides features that support stroke patients with mobility, safety, and.
• The software aspect of this product includes a website that stores the user’s information through registration forms, tracks the user’s location through Google Maps API, and outputs the pulse rate from sensor though.
• Utilized React, bootstrap, and Google Cloud.
• Presented our device for Demo Day and Banquet.

• Mentored freshmen majoring in engineering disciplines on college experience and success.
• Performed biweekly routine checkups on student health and academic wellness.
• Developed strategies for improvement and provide guidance for career paths.

• Performed internal aspects of club including Canva design for advertising, writing documents/emails, planning logistics of events, etc.

Nangang District, Taiwan

• Conducted in-lab tissue engineering experiments.
• Fabricated gelatin scaffold to model pore development and behavior.
• Analyzed the segmentation of nuclei.
• Produced data analysis charts.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Women Engineers (July 2021 - June 2023), Biomedical Engineering Society (September 2021 - June 2023).

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Art Honors Society (NAHS) Club, Dance Spectrum