Derek YANG
**** **** ***** ******, *********, CA 95014
*********@*****.***
EDUCATION
. Bachelor of Science, College of Biological Sciences, University of
California, Davis (UCD)
Major: Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Minor: Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics
June 2008 (GPA 3.374).
. Overseas Program, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan University
(NTU),
Taipei, Taiwan, 2004-5.
. Business Program, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
Summer '08 - Fall '09 (GPA 3.886). -- financial accounting, managerial
accounting, marketing, etc.
WORK EXPERIENCE
. Instructor / Tutor for Biology / Chemistry / Math, ThinkTank Learning,
Feb '09 - present.
. Financial Data Analyst, ABS Group, Moody's Wall Street Analytics, Sept
'08 - Jan '09.
INTERNSHIP & ACCADEMIC EXPERIENCE
. Junior Analyst, Investment Analysis of Biotechnology Industry, JYC
Global Venture Group LLC., California, Winter 2008.
Professional Report: Biotechnology Industry Report.
. Junior Analyst, Biobank Project, Institute for Information Industry,
Taiwan, Summer '07.
Working Paper: An Investigation of Intelligent Clinical Decision Support
Systems.
. L'Etoile's Lab Intern / Special Study, Center for Neuroscience at UC
Davis, Winter '07.
Working Paper: A Study of RNAi Involved in Mechanism of Olfactory
Adaptation.
. Internship, Center for Stem Cell Research, Taipei Municipal Wanfang
Medical Center, Taipei Medical University, Summer 2006.
Internship Report: Experiencing Stem Cell Research: A Review on the
Regenerative Medicine International Symposium and Laboratory Practices.
. Private Tutor - Biochemistry, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Literature,
2001 - 2007.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & OFFICE HELD
. Facilitated Networking Event for SBDC, CA & Conference for Biobank, TW
. Associate Member of Taiwan Society for Stem Cell Research, Attend
Conferences and Seminars for Stem Cell Research, Epigenetics, Biobank,
etc. for Molecular and Cellular Biology, as well as Chinese Lang.
Teachers Association of CA Conference, 2006-present.
. President, Bioinformatics Club (UCD), 2006-2007
. Chinese Martial Arts Club, Badminton Team for Life Sciences, National
Taiwan University
. Interests: Website Design, Writing and Travel.
ANALYTICAL STRENGTH
. Strong in Quantitative methods: Calculus, Mathematical Analysis
. Strong programming skills in C/C++, JAVA, and SQL (database), HTML
. High literacy in software applications such as Microsoft Office (EXCEL,
POWERPOINT, WORD, FRONTPAGE), Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Mathcad,
MiniTab, etc.
CERTIFICATION
. Passed CBEST & CSET Chemistry III/IV, Chinese I/II/III, Biology III,
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit
HONORS / AWARDS
UC Davis College of Letter and Sciences Dean's Honors List, 07/2006.
UC Davis College of Letter and Sciences Dean's Honors List, 01/2006.
UC Davis College of Letter and Sciences Dean's Honors List, 04/2004.
LANGUAGE
. Proficient in reading, writing, and speech in English and Chinese
(fluent in Mandarin, and understand Cantonese & Taiwanese), took Chinese
Linguistics at CSU East Bay
. Studied three years of Japanese in the U.S. as a second language (with
Independent Travel Study in Japan for two weeks)
. Studied a quarter of Latin, a quarter of Linguistics
REFERENCES:
Jeanette Natzle, College of Biological Sciences (Genetics, MCB)
(530) 752 - 1116 ********@*******.***
JoAnne Engebrecht, College of Biological Sciences (Molecular and
Cellular Biology)
(530) 754 - 6034 ***********@*******.***
Lih Hung, De Anza College (Accounting)
(408) 864 - 5736 *******@******.***