Joanna

Highly motivated and compassionate premed student seeking to apply academic knowledge to real-world medical settings. Eager to gain hands-on experience while demonstrating strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills essential for a career in healthcare.

Undergraduate Research Assistant - University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, California

(2024-07)

Collaborated with a research team to elucidating the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) pathway, with particular emphasis on identifying GR-regulated genes

• Employed a diverse range of molecular biology techniques, including: RNA extraction, qPCR, Western blotting, designing primers, Luciferase assay, and other techniques

Undergraduate Research ECG Analysis Assistant - Medicine-Cardiology Department at UCSF - San Francisco, California

(2025-01 - 2025-06)

• Analyzing ECG data for arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, flutter, supra-ventricular tachycardia

Medical Assistant Intern - Northern California Women's Imaging Center - Northern California

(2025-06 - 2025-08)

• Digitized and organized patients' medical profile and chart
• Assisted with breast ultrasound scannings and helped to preapre rooms for examination

Organic Chemistry Laboratory Teacher Scholar - University of California, Berkeley | Department of Chemistry - Berkeley, California

(2025-01 - 2025-05)

• Assist and worked with graduate student in instructing organic chemistry laboratory
• Attended weekly meetings and collaborated with peers to prepare teaching materials

Volunteer - Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital - Highland Hospital, Oakland

(2024-06)

• Worked at Step-Down Unit to assist nurses with duties and answer patient call to assist their needs
• Worked at hospital's information desk, provided assistance to patients and visitor

Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Metabolic Biology - University of California, Berkeley (2022 - 2026)