I am the author of a Master's level thesis "Gene Expressions Associated with Overall Survival among Patients with Ovarian Cancer." For this thesis, I looked for genes that were associated with overall survival or moderate the association of taxane treatment and overall survival among patients with ovarian cancer using data from a publicly available microarray database called curatedOvarianData. This database contained data from 23 studies that have been published in the medical community about ovarian cancer so far. For the purpose of my thesis, I analyzed 3 among the 23 data sets in this database. I decided to analyze each of the data set separately, fit 3 Cox proportional hazard models for each data set and looked for genes that were consistently significant across the 3 data sets. My 3 data sets contained expression and clinical information of more than 13000 genes from up to 400 patients. My thesis found 2 genes that signal a significant association with overall survival and 2 genes that signal a moderation effect on the association of taxane treatment and overall survival after controlling for tumor stage, debulking status and taxane-based chemotherapy for treatment.

I was given a data set that contained information regarding gender, date of birth, height, weight and mortality status of more than 1000 people from the NHANES I Follow-Up Study and was asked to analyze the association of obesity and different BMI levels and morality. I used logistic regression and Poison regression analysis to answer the proposed question. This project led me to find out that people who are obese are at greater risk of dying compared to people who are not obese.

I was given a data set from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry that contained information regarding age, service branches, combat levels and history of using drugs of more than 6000 veterans and was asked to analyze the association of service and combat levels and the probability of using drugs later on in life among these veterans. I used logistic regression and built multivariable logistic regression models to answer the proposed questions. This project led me find out that veterans doing service in the Southeast Asia were at 70% increased risk of using drug later on in life. Additionally, the probability of using drug increased linearly with combat levels the veterans did when they were doing service in Vietnam. The findings from this project led to my recommendation of providing counseling and psychology services for people coming back from combat zones.

I was given a data set that contained information regarding tuition, number of applications accepted, number of applications received, ACT score, SAT score, location, etc from 3000 colleges across the U.S from the U.S News and World Report and was asked to find a model that would best predict the number of enrollment for colleges in the U.S. To answer the proposed question, I built a multivariable linear model. The project led me to find out that ACT score, tuition and number of applications accepted are the most important predictors of the enrollment rate for colleges in the U.S

I participated in 2 different research projects as an Undergraduate Research Assistant. The first project was a randomized clinical control trial that aimed at studying the effect of green tea consumption on breast cancer prevention among post menopausal women. For this project, I worked in a lab to process human biological samples in preparation for further chemical analysis. I also entered data from the participants'​ food diaries using specialized software to calculate energy intake.My second project was my independent study funded by a grant from the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program of the University of Minnesota in Twin Cities. My independent study focused on studying how the new USDA school meal regulations implemented in 2012 affected the purchase of fruits, vegetables and legumes among elementary schools in the Minneapolis/St. Paul school districts. For this project, I collected and analyzed data about the purchase of fruits, vegetables and legumes among the schools included in the study through the velocity reports and the responses from online surveys submitted by the food service managers and also through interviews with them. I also traveled to school sites to collect the information regards students'​ intake of fruits, vegetables and legumes. My project found out that the new school meal regulations increased the purchase of fruits, vegetables and legumes, but did not necessarily increased students' intake of fruits, vegetables and legumes, which made me recommend schools to pay attention to food waste when following the regulations.

I was one of the 13 board members of the Minnesota International Student Association (MISA), one of the largest student's cultural organizations on campus that aimed at promoting diversity on campus and showcasing different cultures to the students at the University of Minnesota. Throughout the school-year, MISA usually hosted monthly cultural events to fulfill its missions. My duty was to plan, organize, and be in charge of the logistic for the cultural events hosted by the organization that typically attracted hundreds of students attending.

Provided customer support and resources for freshman and sophomores living in the residential hall

The International Buddy Program is a program of the International Student and Scholar Services at the University of Minnesota. The mission of the program is to ease the transition of new coming international students when they first come to the United States for education. I worked in a team of 6 individuals coming from 5 different countries when I was a team member of this program. As a Matching and Communication Intern, I matched new-coming international students with current undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota based on their departments, majors, personal preferences, hobbies, etc before the semesters started so the members could start contact each other during the school year.During the school year, I maintained the updated the member list of the program and helped improve the communication among members by sending out weekly emails and newsletter. The program also hosted events throughout the school year to give the members the chance to gather, socialize and make new friends. Thus, throughout the school-year, I also collaborated with other team members to plan and organize these events.