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
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
Research
The Poskanzer Lab at UCSF
August 2020 - July 2023
Advisor: Dr. Kira Poskanzer
Project Title: The role of histaminergic signaling in astrocytic regulation of sleep-wake dynamics in a cortical circuit in freely behaving mice
The Yu Lab at PKU
Summer 2018
Advisors: Drs. Albert Cheung-Hoi Yu and Lina Li
Project Title: The distribution and localization of AQP1 during nuclear swelling in response to glutamate in primary cultured astrocytes and human neural stem cells
The Voskuhl Lab at UCLA
March 2017 - June 2020
Advisors: Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl and Noriko Itoh
Project Title: The CNS region-specific neuronal transcriptome in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mice, a preclinical model to study gene expression in multiple sclerosis
Advising/Mentorship
US News & World Report's CollegeAdvisor.com
Senior Advisor, STEM Specialist
May 2023 - June 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 - March 2024
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