Experience

  1. Team Lead

    KhanLab-BayArea iGEM
    Organized a team of 27 students and mentors | Created a website from scratch | Taught genetics to Chinese high schoolers and middle schoolers in Chinese | Contacted environmentalists, government workers, scientists and more to receive and integrate feedback | Arranged and prepared synthetic biology educational events, reaching 190 students.
  2. Research Fellow

    Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab
    Mapped heat in the San Francisco Bay Area | Created a portfolio of information of the combination of urban heat and artificial turf, which exacerbates existing problems | Reached out to environmentalists to increase awareness.
  3. Student

    UCLA COSMOS (Cluster 2)
    Conducted plant research, gathering samples and measurements | Found and analyzed statistical differences between desert and forest plants with data science | Mapped NASA ECOSTRESS data with Geographic Information System technology.
  4. Student Intern

    NASA Genelab for High Schools
    Learned how to process omics data with computational biology methods | Recruited and organized a team of four people across three timezones for the capstone project | Investigated Arabidopsis gene variants in response to spaceflight.
  5. Vice President

    Speech and Debate
    Designed and implemented public speaking curriculum | Mentored and tutored students | Organized and planned meetings and trainings | Found tournaments and organized competition signups.
  6. Member

    Genes In Disease And Symptoms (GIDAS)
    Conducted background research on Fronto-temporal dementia (FTD) | Compiled and analyzed genomics data related to FTD with data science | Organized findings into a scientific paper and presentation.
Skills
Technical
Web Development (Frontend)

HTML, CSS, Javascript, YAML, etc.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

QGIS, ArcGIS

Bioinformatics

Computational biology, FASTQC, Trim Galore!, STAR, etc.

Plant Science

Collecting samples, taking measurements, etc.

Professional
Leadership & Management
Project Coordination

Gantt charts, scrum, logistics, etc.

Public Speaking

Presentations, clear communication, etc.

Awards
iGEM Gold Medal
iGEM ∙ October 2025
Awarded for my team’s project on biomineralizing around plastics.
iGEM Silver Medal
iGEM ∙ October 2024
Awarded for my team’s project on consuming methane.
iGEM Village Award Nomination
iGEM ∙ October 2035
Recognized for contributions to biomanufactoring.
Recognition for Community Service
Senator Dave Cortese ∙ August 2024
Recognized for work in environmentalism.