BS Biology, Sichuan University 2007
Exchange Program, Biology, University of Washington 2005-2006

Lab work in Carl Anthony Blau’s lab in the School of Medicine (Hematology), University of Washington

The projects I am highly involved with include:

• Identifying of the off-target effects of Epo on tumor progression and providing an method for regulating red cell production by administrating a chemical inducer of dimerization(CID), which binds to the modified ligand-binding site of engineered fusion proteins contained within hematopoietic stem cells.
• ES cell self renewal project---Studying the signal transduction pathways in human embryonic stem cells

Methods such as quantitative rtPCR, western blot, multi-color flow cytometry etc are extensively practiced. Basic molecular experiments including transformation, maxiprep, miniprep, extraction of genomic/plasmid DNA, RNA from different sources are also broadly carried out. Lentivirus production for gene therapy(transduction&transfection) is done nicely. Notably, I got full training in purifying CD34+ cells from the cord blood and dog bone marrow (also linage depletion for bone marrow) and have been in charge of the purifying work with satisfying results.

Different mouse work such as intraperitoneal  injection, tail vein injection, blood collection from orbital sinus in the secured mouse facility of UW has been successfully conducted after rigorous training and exams.

Comprehensive tissue culture work has been practiced including culturing tumor cells/human ES cells.

Cell growth/drug inhibition tests are done by MTS assay and regular staining.

Fundamental hematology work WBC, RBC, platelets, hematecrits count/cytospin/ smear staining (Wright‘s and Giemsa’s) is carefully done.

Besides, I have been taking an active part in weekly lab meetings and other relevant meetings such as Gene Therapy Club including presenting updated research achievements and cutting-edge breakthroughs in related fields. My selection of certain articles has been adopted in one of the latest grant in the lab. (The critically important issue was first presented by me in one of the lab meetings)

Honors

-2004.5   Second Prize of the Sixth Panasonic English Speaking Competition of the School of Foreign Language           
-2004.6/2005.5     Second Prize of National English Contest for College Students            
-2004.7  Phone Pass Oral English Competition  third place in Sichuan Province   Second Prize nationally
-2004.10 First Place in the “Voice of the Bank of China” English Competition of Sichuan University            
-2004.10 First Prize of “CCTV CUP English Speaking Competition”(Chinese Central Television) Provincial Final            
-2005.4  Best Debater of FLTRP National Parliamentary Debating Competition(top score out of over 220 debaters)  My team representing Sichuan University won the first place in the preliminary 8 rounds and the fifth place in the final round out of 93 Universities, 110 teams.            
- 2003-2004/2004-2005 academic year Sichuan University “Excellent Student”
- 2003-2004 academic year Sichuan University Second Prize of Comprehensive Scholarship
- 2004-2005 academic year Sichuan University First Prize of Comprehensive Scholarship

Poster

• Circumventing the Potential Erythropoietin-Induced Tumor Progression Using a Chemical Inducer of Dimerization
  The 9th UW Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mary Grates Hall, May 2006
  

Highlights

2005.9   Volunteering in the ASUW(The Associated Students of the University of Washington) DAWG DAZE

2005.10-2006.6 Volunteering for three quarters in the Education Outreach Program of Fiuts(Foundation for International Understanding Through Students) in UW(including writing to and meeting 5 pen pals from local elementary schools)in different quarters

2005.10-2006.6 Chairman of Communications (marketing work including contacting various companies, newspaper agencies as well as the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco for different events) in the Chinese Students and Scholars Association of UW

2006. 1 Volunteering in the community service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (group project included the thorough cleaning of a blind man’ s house in the Seattle area)

2006.2 Written paragraph on New Year luck published in the Northwest Asian Weekly

2006.2 Being one of the emcees of the Spring Festival Celebration (with over 800 attendants) and performed a traditional Chinese Cross Talk                          

2006.4 Being one of the group leaders from UW in welcoming the visit of Chairman Hu Jingtao to Seattle and meeting with the Chief Consulate from San Francisco

Very special thanks to this fascinating program and to everyone who has helped, guided and inspired me in all possible ways.

Life is short
Science is long
I am there
To embrace
To explore
To appreciate
To enjoy
Both