Amin Lim

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EDUCATION

Wellesley College,Wellesley MA Expected Graduation May 2021 Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience/ Pre-med track Cumulative GPA: 3.85

● Relevant coursework taken include Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognition, Memory; Neuron, Networks, and Behavior and Lab, Capstone Seminar in Neuroscience

● Relevant coursework to be taken before graduation include Seminar: Genes, Brains, and Human Variation; Neuropharmacology, Computational Neuroscience with Laboratory RESEARCH INTERESTS

Autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, motivation, neuropsychology, psychiatry, pediatric neurology, developmental neuroscience, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, the cerebellum RESEARCH & LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

Tsai Lab, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dallas, TX July 2020 – Present Research Intern

● Prepare and administer injections as well as perform behavioral experiments with rodents independently

● Train to perform survival rodent surgeries, to perfuse, and to prepare rodent brain tissues

● Collaborate with other researchers in journal club meetings to debrief on related literature for the study Mukhopadhyay Lab, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dallas, TX June 2020 – Present Research Volunteer

● Learn to stain mouse cerebellar tissues and analyze the tissue images using ImageJ

● Improve the experimental question with the supervisor as the experiment progresses

● Investigate the role of the primary cilium in the cerebellar development Boyden Synthetic Neurobiology Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 2018 – March 2020

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Student Researcher

● Reconstruct the marmoset brain’s neural circuits using software such as Vaa3D and NeuTube

● Analyze and specify various types of neurons and dendrites in the marmoset brain

● Co-lead a data-analysis project that includes the morphological data and the single-cell RNA sequences of the marmoset brain cells with a graduate student

UT Southwestern SURF Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dallas, TX Summer 2020 Research Intern

● Selected for the program, although the program was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak EMPLOYMENT & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Awaken The Dawn, Wellesley College A cappella September 2018 – Present Vice President

● Assist the President with the oversight of the event planning, administrative details, and annual budget

● Coordinate and carry out fundraising events

● Plan any collaboration with other student organizations on and off-campus Pan-Asian Council, Wellesley College Student Organization September 2019 – Spring 2020 First-Year Liaison

● Advocated and counseled first-year students with their transitions

● Collaborated with various Asian student organizations in organizing and executing first-year directed events

● Implemented a practical system to develop mentorships between faculties and first-year students Personal Care Attendant/ Private Tutor, Wellesley, MA September 2018 – Spring 2020

● Proposed and arranged individualized study schedule for a student with special needs

● Adapted various skills and abilities to meet the needs of the student with cerebral palsy

● Evaluated and resolved communicative obstacles through developing unique study tools and skills that are effective for a communication board

Dallas Children’s Hospital, Dallas, TX Summer of 2019 Administration & Child Life Specialist Assistant

● Visited patients’ rooms and checked in on their needs to notify the nurses

● Provided comfort, encouragement, and support to patients and parents in waiting areas

● Worked with professional child life specialists to maintain sanitary and supportive child life centers around the hospital

Guatemala Medical Mission, Binnerri Presbyterian Church Summer of 2019 Medical Assistant

● Assisted physicians with patient examinations

● Prepared proper equipment according to the patient’s and physician’s needs

● Communicated with the patients of their needs, as well as describe the medical procedures being proceeded

● Recorded medical information on the physician’s behalf Summer School Teacher, Binnerri Presbyterian Church Summer of 2019

● Suggested improvements and carried out the curriculums designed by certified teachers

● Collaborated with the certified teachers to help students who needed special adjustments

● Assisted in creating an environment that is optimal for different students to learn at their own pace SKILLS

Animal Studies: mouse behavioral assays, mouse survival surgery, mouse drug injection, electrophysiology with crayfish, mouse brain tissue staining, mouse brain tissue sectioning Analysis: ImageJ, NeuTube, Vaa3D-Neuron, SSPS, JMP Pro 13, BLAST, RStudio Software: Microsoft Office, MATLAB

Language: Fluent in Korean

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