Curriculum Vitae
Education
Yale University
August 2023 - Present
Ph.D. | Neuroscience
Wu Tsai Institute Graduate Fellow | NSF GRFP
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2016 - June 2020
B.S. | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Graduated cum laude | Neuroscience Minor
Research
The Che Lab at Yale
April 2024 - Present
Advisor: Dr. Alicia Che
The Poskanzer Lab at UCSF
August 2020 - July 2023
Advisor: Dr. Kira Poskanzer
The Yu Lab at PKU
Summer 2018
Advisors: Drs. Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu and Lina Li
The Voskuhl Lab at UCLA
March 2017 - June 2020
Advisors: Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl and Noriko Itoh
Advising/Mentorship
US News & World Report's CollegeAdvisor.com
Senior Advisor, STEM Specialist
May 2023 - May 2024
Advising high school students (11-12th) on navigating the college admissions process and helping them identify a career path and major area of study to pursue based on their personal and academic interests
Creating advising timelines for students (9-11th) who need assistance finding extracurriculars and financial aid opportunities in preparation for college applications
Editing and reviewing personal statements, supplemental materials, and college-specific essays for the Common Application and UC Application systems
Project SHORT
Pre-graduate Mentor
March 2023 - Present
Providing individualized guidance to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students on applying to Neuroscience and research-intensive Ph.D. programs
Editing and reviewing personal and scientific research statements in addition to hosting mock interview sessions to prepare students for the upcoming admissions cycle
Honors and Awards
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2023 - 2028
Awarded a competitive five-year predoctoral fellowship in recognition of my potential as an aspiring neuroscientist to make novel basic science discoveries
Wu Tsai Institute Graduate Fellowship
2023 - 2026
Awarded a stipend supplement and enhanced professional training resources to tackle outstanding questions in human cognitive neuroscience
PKU-UCLA Joint Research Institute Scholarship
2018
Awarded funding to conduct summer research abroad at Peking University to investigate the role of astrocytes in traumatic brain injuries
APIASF/United Health Foundation Scholarship
2017 - 2020
Awarded multi-year financial support to pursue undergraduate education as a first-generation student, based on academic merit and my commitment to driving medical advances through biomedical research
UCLA Dean's Honors List
2016 - 2020
Recognized for high scholastic achievement for consecutive academic terms with a 3.75 GPA and above at UCLA in the College of Letters and Science