Priscilla Zhang

adciij@r.postjobfree.com 415-***-****

EDUCATION:

University of California, Berkeley Expected Graduation: May 2021

B.S. Chemistry

B.A. Data Science

SKILLS:

Mastery in Python, Java, Scheme, HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript

Proficient in SQLite, R, Excel

Multi-step organic synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, LC-MS, GC-MS, Scanning Electron microscope, DNA isolation, PCR, mammalian and bacterial cell culture, and molecular cloning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

UC Berkeley Center for Computational Biology Berkeley, CA

Undergraduate Bioinformatics Researcher Aug 2019 -present

Research, simulate and create deterministic and stochastic models of bacteria and bacteriophage population densities at varying mutation rates overtime.

Amyris, Inc Emeryville, CA

Development Engineering Intern Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

Built an interactive control chart used for fermentation process control using the Flask framework, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL.

Presented and trained software and fermentation teams on web app capabilities.

Final product leveraged by software and bioinformatics team for future web app development.

UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Berkeley, CA

Undergraduate Research Assistant Aug 2018 - May 2019

Conducted multi-step organic synthesis of voltage sensitive fluorescent dyes used to further the understanding of the brain in health and diseased states.

Imprint Energy Alameda, CA

Battery Engineering Intern May 2018 - Aug 2018

Managed, trained and oversaw a team of 8 laboratory operators to meet daily testing quotas to ensure timely product shipments to customers.

Performed a variety of battery tests including: Accelerated battery life test, Shelf life test, Galvanostatic charge/discharge test, and Resistance tests using 2-point probe.

University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health Berkeley, CA

Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant Jun 2017- Aug 2017

Performed experiments to understand how formaldehyde exposure induces the presence of DNA protein crosslinks in cells deficient in FANCD2 protein as it correlates with development of Leukemia.

Visualized, analyzed and interpreted data utilizing Excel to develop the conclusion that more research was not reproducible after various extensive trials.

California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA

Careers in Science Intern Jun 2014 -Aug 2016

Supervised and trained 40 interns on scientific topics that were presented to thousands of visitors.

Mastered and presented 6 demonstration stations to Academy of Sciences visitors daily.

Collected data, researched, analyzed and presented sand crab research at the 2015 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference.