Postbaccalaureate researcher
Resume:
Ethan Lu
Davis, California ***** - 916-***-**** - ****@*******.*** - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-lu-5aa7122a8/ EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science, Pharmaceutical Chemistry September 2021 - June 2025 Minor, Biological Sciences
-Organic Synthesis, Synthetic Methodology, Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Organic Chemistry, Drug Development Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds, Natural Products Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Metabolism, Physical Chemistry
Awards: Yang Family Scholarship
● Mentored three underclassmen through the College of Letters and Sciences Mentorship Collective, providing academic and professional guidance.
● Organized fundraisers and events for a 50-member student organization, raising over $5,000 in one quarter for St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital.
● Co-led a group of 50 Vietnamese and Asian American students, fostering teamwork, cultural engagement, and community-building EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Volunteer Researcher
UC Davis Health Center - Lam Laboratory April 2025 - Present
● Synthesized peptide libraries using the “one-bead-one-compound” combinatorial library method for cancer drug delivery research.
● Created nanoparticles with varying solvents and analyzed the nanoparticles via ZetaSizer characterization to measure size.
● Set-up organic synthesis reactions such as amide coupling and protecting group addition, and purified under normal work-up conditions.
● Worked with mouse spleen cells under cell culture conditions for analysis with peptide drug nanoparticles. Undergraduate Student Researcher
Academia Sinica - RJ Chein Laboratory September 2024 - November 2024
● Synthesized an asymmetric organometallic catalyst by optimizing reaction conditions, improving selectivity and efficiency.
● Purified and analyzed the catalyst using flash chromatography, NMR, and HPLC, ensuring high structural characterization.
● Delivered weekly research presentations, troubleshooting challenges and refining methodologies with faculty and peers.
● Conducted literature reviews on total and proposed syntheses of biologically relevant molecules to enhance experimental design. Undergraduate Student Researcher
UC Davis - Yang Scholars Gervay-Hague Laboratory July 2024 - November 2024
● Isolated natural products from Camellia sinensis, focusing on identifying and characterizing brassinosteroids.
● Applied flash chromatography, extraction, and rotary evaporation to purify and analyze organic compounds.
● Conducted thin-layer chromatography (TLC) analysis under various solvent conditions to optimize separation.
● Delivered monthly research presentations, summarizing findings, refining techniques, and discussing lab progress. Student Researcher
UC Davis - Siegel Computational Drug Design January 2024 - March 2024
● Investigated benzodiazepine drug interactions with the GABA-A receptor, analyzing the effects of Diazepam, Alprazolam, Flumazenil, and Bretazenil.
● Designed and proposed two pharmaceutical drug candidates, optimizing their molecular structures for receptor binding.
● Gained proficiency in computational chemistry software (PyMol, Gaussview, VIDA, vROCS) through data analysis and regular research reports.
● Conducted an in-depth literature review, detailing the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and molecular properties of benzodiazepines. SKILLS
Laboratory: Experimentation, Distillations, Reflux, Extraction, Crystallization, Rotovap, Making Solutions, Column Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Cell Culture Sterilization, Organic Synthesis, Chemistry Analytical Techniques: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC, DEPT), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, ZetaSizer Software: Microsoft Office, ChemDraw, SciFinder, PyMol, Gaussview, Gaussian, Vida, OpenEye, vROCS, Omega, C++ (basic)
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