Jeffrey Z. Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

• Tutored students in CPSC 202 (Mathematical Tools for Computer Science; Fall 2019 and Spring 2020), MB&B 302 (Principles of Biochemistry II; Spring 2020), CPSC 365 (Algorithms; Spring 2021), and LING 227 (Language and.
• Identified common gaps in learning and collaborated with student and faculty staff members to address them

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Counseled historically underrepresented (i.e. low-income, first generation) students in STEM, helping them adjust to life at Yale
• Conducted regular one-on-one check-ins with mentees to discuss personal challenges and strategies for overcoming them
• Organized regular study sessions and social events to ensure that students are comfortable both academically and socially

Guo Lab

• Applied computational and biological tools to study mRNA dysregulation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Adapted unsupervised learning techniques based in graph signal processing to analyze transcriptomic differences between SOD1-ALSand wild-type single-cell RNA-seq data using Python
• Developed a statistical pipeline using R to investigate changes in NMD target mRNA expression in ALS patients with various genotypes
• Utilized cell culture techniques to confirm the presence of NMD deficits in various SOD1-ALS genotypes in mammalian cells
• Conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and related coronaviruses to identify potential structural elements
• Characterized chemical probing patterns of induced secondary structures of ALS-associated G4C2 RNA repeats in vitro, and extended results to determine native structures in patient cells

San Francisco, California, United States

• Automated embedded firmware Go code for remote smartcard authentication and vehicular data retrieval from tachographs
• Implemented HTTP endpoints in Go for relaying information among distributed hardware sensors in the European Union
• Designed SQL data schemas for storing and managing large customer data sets

• Developed strategies for the allocation, management, and tracking of Operation Med School's (OMS) finances
• Oversaw all facets of OMS Calgary's conference in 2016 and 2017, including event logistics, contacting speakers, and managing a bank account
• Facilitated the first ever international expansion of OMS by recruiting a team to host the inaugural OMS New York conference

Calgary, Canada Area

• Cofounded an organization to help high school students conduct research with esteemed professors at the University of Calgary
• Designed and maintained a Wordpress website using HTML and CSS
• Facilitated over 1,500 hours of student research in 2016 and 2017

B.S./M.S., Biochemistry, Biophysics And Molecular Biology, 3.99/4.00

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Yale Undergraduate Research Association, Yale Computer Society, Canadian Students' Association.

International Baccalaureate Diploma, 44/45

Courses and Scores: English A: Literature SL (7), Spanish B SL (7), Psychology SL (7), Biology HL (7), Chemistry HL (7), Physics HL (7).

Alberta High School Diploma, 4.00/4.00 (Unweighted)

Activities and Societies: Speech and Debate, Model United Nations, Science Club, Science Olympics, Study Space, Honours Society - Lifetime.