Yimeng He

ac97jp@r.postjobfree.com

*** *********** ******, ******, *******, MS, 39202

847-***-****

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

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