Resume

Strong biomedical and environmental science background, including Columbia MPH (2023) combined with real-world data analysis experience applied to clinical and epidemiology settings.

  • Data analysis and mapping experience includes R, SAS, SPSS, QGIS
  • As a research assistant, supported researchers with analytic work including sampling strategy, database structure design, data visualization, and clinical trial analyses. Analytic work is expected to be incorporated into final publication
  • Strong communication skills and positive personality, developed presentations, maps, videos, and posters creatively

EDUCATION

Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY

Master of Public Health (MPH), Environmental Health Sciences Expected 05/2023

  • GPA: 4.0/4.0

  • Certificate in Applied Biostatistics and Public Health Data Science

  • Quantitative Courses: Analysis of Categorical Date; Data Science for Environmental Health; Applied Regression 1; Applied Regression 2; Data Science; Data Science 2; Statistical Computing with SAS; Risk Assessment

Coursera Courses (With Certificate) 09/2020

  • Quantitative Courses: Data Science Math Skills; Python Data Structure; Mathematics for Machine Learning: Linear Algebra; Matrix Methods; Analysis of Algorithms; C++ for C Programmers, Part A; Multivariate Calculus; Calculus: Single Variable Part 1-Functions

Converse University Spartanburg, SC

Bachelor of Science (BS), Medical Technology 05/2019

  • GPA: 3.9/4.0

  • Honors: Dean’s List (2017 Fall & 2018 Spring & 2018 Fall); Summa Cum Laude; Member of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society (2017-2019)

Anhui Medical University (AHMU), Clinic Medical College Anhui, China

Bachelor of Science (BS), Medical Laboratory Technology 06/2017

  • Relevant Courses: Medical Biostatistics; Immunology; Biochemistry; Microbiology; Physiology; Systemic Anatomy; Cell Biology


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Shanghai INNSCI Information & Technology Co., Ltd Shanghai, China

Advisor and Consultant, Medical Department 06/2020-07/2021

  • Provided evidence-based medicine services for clients, including clinical study protocol and business strategy

  • Led 2 focus groups and completed market data analysis, for research on 3 different drugs; analysis insights and recommendations led to a 17% increase in sales on average

  • Participated in data management process from study protocol to database lock for Electronic Data Capture (EDC) trials

AstraZeneca Shanghai, China

Research Assistant, Database Construction for Clinical Research on Dapagliflozin 01/2021-05/2021

  • Retrieved and reviewed papers with Dapagliflozin clinical trials from PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov

  • Collected and entered clinical data in Excel by PICO structure (population, intervention, comparison, and outcome)

  • Utilized SPSS and SAS to analyze data in Excel from over 400 clinical trials and built search indexes of datasets

Animal Medical Center Spartanburg, SC

Laboratory Technician 08/2019-05/2020

  • Performed all the lab (blood, stool, and urine) tests, able to multi-task and work independently

  • Appointed as intern coordinator and allocated resources to departments while recruiting additional interns


INTERN EXPERIENCE

Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY

Research Assistant, Research on Environmental Carcinogens Disproportionally Mutate Genes Implicated in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 09/2022-present

  • Evaluated gene ontology for top mutated genes by literature review and research

  • Cleaned and tidied data from the Gencode, extracted information on mutation, gene length, GC content, and other important variables using R

  • Investigated gene length, expression, GC content, and bulky adduct repair as potential drivers of elevated mutability using Quasi-Poisson models

  • Developed an online tool for assessing the propensity of the 12 mutagen classes to cause mutations

The Climate Club New York, NY

Content Writer 11/2021-present

  • Published original articles on the Climate Club website weekly

  • Worked with the Citizens’ Public Health Literacy (CIPHER) for online public course on climate change

Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Public Health Shanghai, China

Research Intern, Research on Practice Status Towards HPV Vaccines Among Chinese Adolescents 06/2020- 02/2021

  • Participated in critical processes, including determining sampling strategy, designing the questionnaire, and performing pre-survey

  • Generated basic database statistics summary tables by tidyverse and kableExtra packages in R

  • Used SAS and R to analyze and visualize data for final publication, including 4 graphs and 2 charts

Converse University Spartanburg, SC

Research Intern, Research on Sweet Taste in Energy Regulation of Rats Database Construction 04/2019-05/2019

  • Faculty Mentor: Richard Keen, Professor of Psychology and Chair of Psychology Department at Converse University

  • Performed Newman-Keuls tests for post hoc tests

  • Boosted training set’s accuracy in TensorFlow RNN

Converse University Spartanburg, SC

Research Intern, Research on Effect of Ophiocordyceps Sinensis on Rat Liver’s Gene Expression 08/ 2018-05/2019

  • Faculty Mentor: Neval Erturk, Associate Provost of Research and Engagement and Professor of Biology at Converse University

  • Used WikiPathway analysis and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) to identify the potential biochemical pathways that were affected by the parent chemicals and biotransformation products

Gibbs Cancer Center Spartanburg, SC

Research Intern, Research on COL1A1 Gene Sequencing 01/2018-02/2018

  • Faculty Mentor: Barbara L. Christensen, Research Laboratory Manager at Gibbs Cancer Center

  • Isolated cell components with antibodies or DNA probes (via FACs)

  • Used statistical analysis for real-time quantitative PCR data



PROJECTS

Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY

Flight Delay and Cancellation Issue at John F. Kennedy International Airport 10/2022-12/2022

  • Related Course: Data Science I, instructed by Jeff Goldsmith, Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

  • Created an interactive map displaying 66 destination airports with records of departure delays and/or cancellation from JFK using R leaflet package

  • Utilized R shiny and plotly package to create a Shiny App and multiple interactive graphs on outcome (delay and cancellation) and exposures factors of interest (ie. airlines, weather conditions, types of delay, COVID cases, and so on)

  • Constructed linear regression and Poisson regression models for analyzing flight on-time performance and predictors

  • Final deliverables included multiple plots, a project report, a screencast, and a website as final deliverables

Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY

Assessing the Association between Air Pollution and Asthma by County in New York State, 2020 09/2022-12/2022

  • Related Course: Public Health GIS, instructed by Joel A. Capellan, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

  • Generated maps on asthma-related rates and PM2.5/ozone by county level in New York State respectively by QGIS

  • Conducted spatial clustering and regression analysis by GeoDa to evaluate effects of PM2.5 and ozone on asthma death rate, and mapped out relevant results by QGIS

  • Final deliverables included a paper and poster with maps as well as research information


SKILLS

  • Programming skills: R, RStudio, SAS, SPSS, Python, C

  • Mapping skills: QGIS and GeoDa

  • Other Skills: Microsoft Office; video editing (Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro)

  • Languages: Fluent in oral English, proficient in English reading and writing; Chinese (Native)