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Edmonds, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

-Oversee the content creation wing of Grey Matters with specialization in video production, which has gained 190K+ views across major platforms.-Organize all filming operations including interviews with professors and researchers, neuroscience in everyday life, student tips for college life, event promotions, etc.-Initiator of CONTENT+ Workshop, a quarter-long in-person video editing tutorial series that provides a peer-facilitated learning environment to beginners in cinematography, mainly facing current Grey Matters staff.-Work closely with tech and social media branches to develop SEO plans for channel performance.

Greater Seattle Area

-Lead sheep brain dissections and neuro tech demonstration events for 2500+ K-12 students at 20+ schools in greater Seattle area.-Coordinate with school representatives to provide adequate resource and content support.-Carry out all-day activities in-person with team members and accommodate student feedback.

Seattle, Washington, United States

-Participate in outreach events in K-12 schools, performing sheep brain dissections and encouraging kids in the greater Seattle area to develop an interest in neuroscience. Promote equity in STEM education.

Seattle, Washington, United States

-Active member of the planning committee for our flagship event EWN 2023 (An Evening with Neuroscience) at University of Washington. -Collaborate with UW undergrads and shoot educational videos, conduct professional interviews and plan social media development.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Generative AI trainer specializing in chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, and mathematics.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pianist of the University of Washington School Bands. Weekly rehearsals with an average of two concerts per academic quarter.Concert ParticipationMay 2023 - UW Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Spring ConcertNov 2023 - UW Campus & Concert Band Fall ConcertFeb 2024 - UW Pacific Northwest Band FestivalFeb 2024 - UW Symphonic Band and Campus & Concert Band Winter ConcertMar 2024 - Concert with Shorewood HSMay 2024 - UW Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Spring Concert

Seattle, Washington, United States

-Debrief and prepare course material with the instructor to improve active learning-Work with students during class time and encourage interactions, answer questions during discussion, and help them achieve success.

Seattle, Washington, United States

The goal is to test for presence of organic macromolecules and inorganic molecules in Martian surface environment. The team conducts chemical tests of extracting biomolecules from Martian rock samples that support microbial survival; use spectrophotometry to quantitatively analyze sample concentrations with reagents for nitrates, ammonia, sulfates, and phosphates; design new qualitative tests to handle interference with spectrophotometer.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Team Member of the "Smart Music" Project at UW Synaptech Club. The project goal is to decode neural activity to tell when someone is enjoying or not enjoying music they are listening to, and use that information to train an AI to generate music that the user might enjoy.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Mentee of the Fall 2023 NURP cohort. Attend weekly meetings with mentor to discuss about research paper focusing on neurological development studies. Enhance reading skills and critical thinking abilities. Learn to use various research resources to solve problems extended from given research topics. Present at end-of-quarter program talk.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Organize and maintain over 500 events for incoming freshmen at the University of Washington. Participated in setting up carnivals, answering questions at orientations, assisting students with access to campus resources.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Competitive attendee of the 2023 UW Neurology Surgery Summer Student Program (NSSSP). Taking CITI program training on biomedical research and clinical practices.Gaining intern shadowing experience with physicians from UW Neurosurgery during clinical hours, and neurosurgery OR observations at Harborview Medical Center and UW Medical Center.Actively attending faculty lectures at UW Department of Neurology with professors and doctors.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Summer intern working on Stroke Biomarkers and Post-aSAH Depression projects. Learned using CFD simulations for making surgical decisions and patient monitoring of aneurysms. Collected, transported, processed and kept track of stored blood/urine/CSF samples from OR to lab. Contributed lit reviews for iron deposition research on post-aSAH patients for better indicators to prevent and treat brain injury.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Technical Writing and Mask Integration team associate in the SINEW Mask Project at The Sensory, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL) in Department of Electrical Engineering. In charge of writing project proposals for external audience, and communication with remote teams in other countries.

Enrolled in Duke Pre-College Three-week Online course, “Molecules of Life: From Everyday Chemistry to Modern Medicine”. Participated in lectures about organic molecules and pharmacological properties of antibacterial drugs while studying various cases of diseases. Led a modeling experiment of structural enhancement of antibacterial molecule. Science fair participant with a presentation on material and worked with TAs.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology, General

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry