Courses - Univerisity of California, Berkeley

Berkeley Connect for Compuational Biology, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

• Designed and taught a curriculum to introduce a variety of topics and skills for computational biology for 80 students from a variety of academic backgrounds.
• Mentored around 80 students over two semesters from various backgrounds and experience interested in computational biology. Topics discussed included how to find research opportunities on campus, email professors, apply to internships, how to apply to graduate school, improve learning skills, and have a career in computational biology

Courses - Univerisity of Pittsburgh

Bioengineering 1070 and 1071, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA), Fall 2017 and Spring 2018

Introduction to Cell Biology 1 and 2

• Introduction to principles of cell biology in higher organisms including topics in cell structure and function, experimental tools, and systems approaches.
• Taught weekly recitation with responsibilities including writing and grading quizzes.

Chemistry 0110 and 0120, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA), Fall 2015 and Spring 2016

General Chemsitry 1 and 2

• Introduction to the fundamental properties of matter.
• Held additional office hours and designed extra problem sets.

Research Mentorship

At Berkeley, I mentored an undergraduate, Chris Dong, on a project to incorporate environmental variables in population structure analysis of environmental DNA and developed his skills in computational tools

As an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, I was the student adviser for Pitt iGEM 2017. I supervised the team on day to day planning and experiments and helped troublshoot any problems.

UCB Computational Biology Building Bridges to Graduate School Training Program

• Built partnerships with Berkeley undergraduate programs that aim to serve underrepresented students in STEM
• Organized a small group mentoring workshop for Berkeley undergraduate students affiliated with our on-campus partner programs
• Presented materials that cover topics, such as: components of a PhD program, preparation for PhD programs, various research training opportunities, and introduction to research in Computational Biology

Center for Computational Biology Peer Mentoring Program

• Founded a peer mentoring program that pairs junior students in the Computational Biology PhD program with senior students to build community and support networks during the first two years of graduate school
• Organized and obtained funding for workshops and panels on topics such as the qualifying exam and “Personalizing Your Graduate Training for Future Career Goals”

DEI Committee, 2020

• Graduate student representative
• Currently writing a strategic plan to increase diversity, equity, and inclusivity using data gathered from the first Centerfor Computational Biology climate survey

Women in STEM vs Evil, SheInnovates 2018 Hackathon

• Developed an educational virtual reality game in Unity for Google Daydream to educate young girls about importantwomen in STHEM, highlighting their contributions and the barriers they overcame
• Placed second place and won Most Creative Hack

Outreach Mentorship

Society of Women Engineers at University of Pittsburgh, 2014-2016

• Organized S.T.E.M. activities for events aimed at girl scouts and middle school girls
• Mentored freshmen students interested in bioengineering

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