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Joe Wei Chen 6965 Ferncroft Ave., San Gabriel, California 91775 United States 6268413285 | [email protected] EDUCATION Berkeley, CA August 2015 - Present University of California Berkeley Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering GPA: 3.917 Intended Concentrations: Premed and Biomaterials East Los Angeles College East Los Angeles Undeclared GPA: 4.00 August 2013 - May 2014 COURSEWORK General Chemistry and Chemistry Laboratory techniques/ Introduction to Bioengineering/ Multi-variable Calculus (taken at East Los Angeles College)/ Linear Algebra and Differential Equations/ Mechanical Physics for Engineers/ Structural Interpretation and Introduction to Python Programming/ Organic Chemistry and Organic chemistry Laboratory PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE UCSF Shadowing San Francisco, CA March 2016 Shadowed UCSF Hepatologist Doctor Danielle Brandman. Shadowed case by case examinations on patients going through liver transplants. Exposed to colonoscopy, endoscopy, and other medical techniques and equipment. Research Lab Assistant - UC Berkeley MCB Vance Lab Berkeley, CA October 2015 - Present Organize and maintain lab equipment and specimen. Assisted with different lab procedures as well as preparing necessary solutions including but not limited to different kinds of buffer solutions, LB media, LB Agar, and more. Thorough understanding of handling harmful materials and usage of sterilization techniques. Routinely performed clerical, laboratory, and other simple analytical techniques. Academic Tutor and Teaching Assistant – Time Education Center Arcadia, CA August 2013 - August 2015 Engage students with activities related to science and math. Tutored subjects ranged from Algebra to Calculus and biology to physics. Also routinely performed clerial tasks such as organizing files and sorting data. Diabetes Research Assistant – Western University of Health Sciences Pamona, CA June 2014 - April 2015 Conducted and assisted research on endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation of misfolded proteins. Lab approaches used: cell cultures, protein expression and purification, vectors cloning, gel electrophoresis, DNA recovery, bacterial transformation, Polymerase Chain Reaction and more. SKILLS • Language - Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Proficient in Japanese / Softwares and Programming languages: Python, Java, Scheme/ Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel, Powerpoints, photoshop, video-editing/ Basic Knowledge in circuits. Mechanically designed and wired robots in First Robitcs Compeitition. Resulted in semi-finals in LA regional Competition (2013)/ Adept and comfortable in public speaking. 8 th place and 3 rd place in Fall debate and Aloha Debate tournament respectively (2013). PROJECTS AND POSITIONS Biomedical Engineering Society Largest biomedical engineering club at UC Berkeley ▪ Academic Committee - Initialized, hosted, organized, and fostered net-working and communications among students and professors through lab tours, professor lunches and different kinds of workshops ▪ Fall Reception Committee - Hosted and organized the largest event of the year that gather not only the professors but also the alumni and graduate students related to the bioengineering field. ▪ External Affairs Committee - Co-hosting and assisting the Hackathon at Berkeley. Hosted inter-societal and inter- committee social events and net-working activities American Medical Student Association Largest pre-health/pre-med club at UC Berkeley. Also one of the most recognized medical organization in the United States ▪ Culture of Medicine Committee - Develop interest and relevance of medical knowledge into the everyday life of students and professors alike. Connection with UCSF Mentor-Mentee Program.
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Joe Wei Chen 6965 Ferncroft Ave., San Gabriel, California 91775 United States
6268413285 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
Berkeley, CA August 2015 - Present
University of California Berkeley Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering GPA: 3.917 Intended Concentrations: Premed and Biomaterials
East Los Angeles College East Los Angeles Undeclared GPA: 4.00 August 2013 - May 2014
COURSEWORK
General Chemistry and Chemistry Laboratory techniques/ Introduction to Bioengineering/ Multi-variable Calculus (taken at East Los Angeles College)/ Linear Algebra and Differential Equations/ Mechanical Physics for Engineers/ Structural Interpretation and Introduction to Python Programming/ Organic Chemistry and Organic chemistry Laboratory
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE UCSF Shadowing San Francisco, CA March 2016 Shadowed UCSF Hepatologist Doctor Danielle Brandman. Shadowed case by case examinations on patients going through liver transplants. Exposed to colonoscopy, endoscopy, and other medical techniques and equipment.
Research Lab Assistant - UC Berkeley MCB Vance Lab Berkeley, CA October 2015 - Present Organize and maintain lab equipment and specimen. Assisted with different lab procedures as well as preparing necessary solutions including but not limited to different kinds of buffer solutions, LB media, LB Agar, and more. Thorough understanding of handling harmful materials and usage of sterilization techniques. Routinely performed clerical, laboratory, and other simple analytical techniques.
Academic Tutor and Teaching Assistant – Time Education Center Arcadia, CA August 2013 - August 2015 Engage students with activities related to science and math. Tutored subjects ranged from Algebra to Calculus and biology to physics. Also routinely performed clerial tasks such as organizing files and sorting data.
Diabetes Research Assistant – Western University of Health Sciences Pamona, CA June 2014 - April 2015 Conducted and assisted research on endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation of misfolded proteins. Lab approaches used: cell cultures, protein expression and purification, vectors cloning, gel electrophoresis, DNA recovery, bacterial transformation, Polymerase Chain Reaction and more.
SKILLS
• Language - Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Proficient in Japanese / Softwares and Programming languages:Python, Java, Scheme/ Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel, Powerpoints, photoshop, video-editing/ Basic Knowledge incircuits. Mechanically designed and wired robots in First Robitcs Compeitition. Resulted in semi-finals in LA regionalCompetition (2013)/ Adept and comfortable in public speaking. 8th place and 3rd place in Fall debate and Aloha Debatetournament respectively (2013).
PROJECTS AND POSITIONS
Biomedical Engineering Society Largest biomedical engineering club at UC Berkeley ▪ Academic Committee - Initialized, hosted, organized, and fostered net-working and communications among students
and professors through lab tours, professor lunches and different kinds of workshops▪ Fall Reception Committee - Hosted and organized the largest event of the year that gather not only the professors but
also the alumni and graduate students related to the bioengineering field.▪ External Affairs Committee - Co-hosting and assisting the Hackathon at Berkeley. Hosted inter-societal and inter-
committee social events and net-working activities
American Medical Student Association Largest pre-health/pre-med club at UC Berkeley. Also one of the most recognized medical organization in the United States ▪ Culture of Medicine Committee - Develop interest and relevance of medical knowledge into the everyday life of
students and professors alike. Connection with UCSF Mentor-Mentee Program.
