Isaac Ming

Chemical Biology Research Assistant - Boston College - Chestnut Hill, MA

(2025-09)

Performing computational analysis of TNF-α phage display libraries in Professor Jianmin Gao’s lab, identifying enriched peptide sequences across positional sites.
Building automated scripts for motif discovery, sequence filtering, and positional enrichment visualization to support ongoing ligand-design studies.

Public Health Research Assistant - Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA

(2025-10)

Conducting retrospective cohort analyses to identify baseline predictors of early mortality among tuberculosis patients in Peru.
Applying survival analysis and regression methods to evaluate the impact of HIV status, social class, age, nutritional status, and disease severity on treatment outcomes.

Biomechanics & Biomaterials Research Assistant - Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA

(2022-01 - 2025-06)

Worked under Professor Zi Chen to publish a peer-reviewed paper in the Proceedings of ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers) IMECE (International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition)
Finalist in BARDA’s Mask Innovation Challenge Phase II (10 chosen from over 1,400 entries)

Volunteer - Caring Hospice Services - Boston, MA

(2026-01)

Providing companionship and non-medical support to patients receiving end-of-life care.
Offering comfort through active listening, conversation, and a calm presence while also supporting families and staff as needed.

Founder - Climate Change Club (C3) - Milton, MA

(2021-10 - 2025-06)

Led a student-run organization to promote awareness of climate change and its societal impacts by organizing outreach initiatives, including presentations and discussions for underserved communities.
Delivered presentations on climate change at 15 under-resourced schools, reaching over 300 students and fostering meaningful conversations about climate action and sustainability.

Member - NexGen Coding - Short Hills, NJ

(2020-11 - 2025-05)

Tutored groups of approximately 20 young students from underprivileged backgrounds remotely, teaching Python programming fundamentals and fostering problem-solving skills.
Developed engaging curricula tailored to different skill levels, ensuring clear understanding and progressive learning.

Intern for Representative Ruth B. Blaser - Massachusetts State House - Boston, MA

(2023-06 - 2023-08)

Responded to constituent phone calls and emails, providing assistance and directing concerns to appropriate legislative staff.
Assisted in drafting statements, correspondence, and talking points on healthcare, environmental, and community issues.
Researched policy issues, produced reports, and engaged in hearings and briefings to advance legislative initiatives.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Workforce Summer Program - Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Boston, MA

(2023-06 - 2023-08)

Underwent workforce training by preparing food and drinks, transporting patients, and cleaning.
Worked approximately 45 hours a week.

Computational Biology Summer Research Assistant - Boston College - Chestnut Hill, MA

(2024-05 - 2024-08)

Worked under Professor Babak Momeni to conduct comparative genomic analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from skin and nasal passages.
Processed and organized genomic data using Unix-based command-line tools in Ubuntu, scripting data workflows to enable large-scale comparison.

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