Yimeng He
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EDUCATION
University of California, Davis September 2011- September 2015
BS: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Minor: Economics
Dean’s Honor List of College of Biological Science, Fall 2014 UC Davis
Drexel University, College of Medicine August 2016-May 2018
MS: Interdisciplinary Health Science
Oversea Experience:
Center of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT), El Batan, Mexico 2014 Aug.-Sep.
Education Abroad Program Celtic Connection, Ireland, UK, and France 2013 Aug.-Sep.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Familiar with fundamental lab skills
Excellent communication skill, effective communicating with colleagues
Intelligent, analytical and highly motivated; ability to multitask, and attentive to details
PC Skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and R (statistic program)
Fluent both orally and written in English and Mandarin, and familiar with elementary Spanish
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
May. 7th 2018– May. 18th 2018: Shadow under Dr. Daoling Zhang at Orangeburg Eye Center, SC
Following ophthalmologist with daily patient visits, aiming to experience rural medicine
Observing cataract surgery
Apr. 2015-Sep. 2015: Internship at UC Davis Medical Center, Emergency and Trauma Center, with the following responsibilities:
Working with the ER nurses transporting patients
Cleaning Stretchers, changing sheets, cleaning patients’ room and refiling medical supplies to the ER stock rooms.
Shadowing ER physicians practicing and observing medical team rescuing patients
Effectively communicating with patients and families
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jul. 2018- Present: Researcher III, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, with the following responsibilities:
Significantly improve the organization of the lab: initiate electronic lab note system and trackable records of lab experiment history
Conducting two research projects: conjugation between different strains and study their related gene functions; Staph. aureus fitness among different strains across South America. Both Projects involve bench work and data analysis with statistical software (e.g. Excel and Fiji)
Teaching assistant for medical students and dental students of class Medical Microbiology
Aug. 2012-Sep. 2015: Undergraduate Lab Assistant, Plant Biology Department, UC Davis, with the following activities/responsibilities.
Screening varies double mutant genotype for Arabidopsis thaliana with technics of DNA extraction, PCR and electrophoresis
Handling TOPO cloning and transformation with bacterial plasmids
Helping lab manager with basic lab work
Projects contributing for future influential publication about cytoskeleton towards slowing down the separation rates of cancer cell
Aug. 2014- Sep. 2014: Visiting Student, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), El Batan, Mexico, responsible for and/or participate in the following activities.
Optimization of maize kernel DNA purification
Sequencing alignment of 26 inbred lines of maize with crtRB1 gene
Familiar with the molecular maize breeding lab system in CIMMYT
Field screening of scab disease in wheat and participating in the field day of Global Wheat Program
Participating local and international agricultural events
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
May. 2016-July 2016: Volunteer, Yolo Food Bank, Woodland, with the following responsibilities.
Responsible for collecting food and grocery donations from the community partner companies and sorting them into different groups for distribution
Participating the Friday Food Distribution Table: help distributing food and grocery to residents who in need of food assistance at Yolo County
Oct. 2016-Apr. 2017: Volunteer, Salvation Army, Philadelphia, with the following responsibilities.
Weekly group volunteer time with classmates
Helping Salvation Army staff taking care of kids from socially disadvantage families
Working with classmates to organize birthday parties for kids in Salvation Army
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Sep. 2014-Sep. 2015: Member, Chinese Student Scholar Association at UC Davis, with the following activities/responsibilities.
Organizing Chinese International Freshmen airport pick up service, International Student Orientation and Welcome Dinner
Organizing the “Running Aggies”: an icebreaker game among new international students
Helping Chinese Students adapt to American life in various aspects
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Apr. 9th, 2018 Explore and Serve Poster Presentation Day at Drexel University, with the following activities:
Poster presenting research project: The Impact of Phthalates on the Risk of Developing Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children.
Feb. 2019-Present, Part-time online tutor, Xueba’s Commune, with the following activities:
Tutoring Biology and Economics related classes and college/graduate school advising
Majority of my students pool are international: helping them receive good grades and applying for target colleges/graduate schools