Cheng-Ping Kuo
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Availability: From 07/14/14. Birth Date: 03/12. Visa Status: F-1 with OPT.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley May, 2014
Berkeley, California
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Biology
Pasadena City College June, 2012
Pasadena, California
Associate in Art, Natural Science
Associate in Art, Engineering and Technology
Kaohsiung Medical University Sep, 2006 – June, 2007
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
One-Year Freshmen in Medicinal and Applied Chemistry
Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School June, 2006
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
High School Diploma
WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Army, Taiwan Mar, 2008 – Mar, 2009
Commander’s orderly and driver private
Chinese American Association of Chino Hills, California Sep, 2011 – June, 2012
Part-time Tutor for High School Student in SAT preparation of Math, Chemistry and Biology
Burbank Elementary School, California Feb, 2010 – July, 2010
Volunteer Teaching Assist and Chinese Teacher
Teaching and Learning Center at Pasadena City College, California Sep, 2011 – June 2012
Volunteer Math Tutor for Students in Math-Path Program
ORGANIZATION
Member of American Chemical Society
EXCELLENCES
Capable of Hard-work; Ability of Fast-learning Solid Communication Skills in Teamwork
Ability of Independent Work Responsible and Industrious in Work and Duty
Fluent in English and Mandarin (including Taiwanese) Proficient Writing Skills in English and Chinese
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Computer Information Technology and Computer Maintenance: IT Certification of CompTIA A+
Application Suites: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Laboratory Related Software: ChemBioDraw, Pymol, Various Bioinformatics Databases
Language: English, Mandarin, Taiwanese
Operating System: Windows, iOS, Android
HONOR & SCHOLARSHIP
Dean’s Honors in Calculus Dean’s Honor in Mathematics Yat-Pant Liu Scholarship
Superior Achievement in Laboratory Courses
LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
Laboratory Work at University of California, Berkeley
General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory
– Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Reverse-transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR)
– DNA Cloning and DNA Sequence Analysis
– DNA and RNA isolation and manipulation
– Protein Purification, Enzyme and Protein Assays
– Protein and Nucleic Acid Gel Electrophoresis (Gel Staining / Immunoblots)
– Fluorescence Microscopy and Structure-Function Analyses
– Genetic Manipulation and Phenotypic Testing
Physical Chemistry Laboratory
– Basic Physical Chemistry Laboratory Methods
– Data Acquisition and Optimization
– Spectroscopy : FTIR Spectra, Electronic-Vibrational Absorption and Magnetic Susceptibility
– Kinetics and Thermodynamics : Physical Adsorption of Gases and Fluorescence Quenching
– Condensed Phase Structure and Dynamics X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
– Fundamental Organic Chemistry Laboratory Methods
– Spectrum Interpreting : H-NMR, C-NMR, IR, Mass Spectroscopy
– Organic Chemistry Synthesis
– Purification Methods – Recrystallization, Distillation, Extraction
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
– Quantitative/Qualitative Chemical Analysis:
Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, Column Chromatography, Spectrophotometry, Concentration Determination by Electropotential
– Data and Error Analysis
Laboratory Work at Pasadena City College
Introductory Molecular Biology Laboratory
– Karyotyping and DNA Isolation
– Plasmid Mapping
– DNA Fingerprinting (Southern Blot)
– ELISA
– Bioinformatics
General Chemistry Laboratory
General Biology Laboratory
General Physics Laboratory
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
General Chemistry Organic Chemistry Biophysics
General Physics Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry Polymer Science & Technology
Chemical Biology General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory Computer Information Science
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Activities
Two-year President of Rock Music Band Club at Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
Coordinator of Freshmen Orientation Camp at Kaohsiung Medical University
Two-year Active Member of AGS Honor Society Pasadena City College
Interests
Golf, Basketball and Snowboarding
Guitar and Jazz Drum Playing
Books and Magazines Reading