Angela Chen is from Livingston, NJ, but she has spent a long time living in Shanghai, China with her family. She is a rising sophomore at Oxford college of Emory University, who intended to major in Biology and probably double major in QSS. She has taken biotechnology class in high school, which well prepared her as a biotechnician for further research. She has done a research project on a new method on alcohol testing based on biochemical knowledge learned in class. Also, she has been working in the biology department as a laboratory preparation assistant where she prepares laboratory equipment for introduction level biology courses.
High School Intern: May 2022 - August 2022
Shawn Dong Undergraduate intern
Shawn is originally from China. He majors in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, and he is planning to double major in Biomedical Engineering. During high school, he has been the founder and leader of the Thoughts to Reality club (innovation club) and Physics club while achieving Regional Honorable inthe 35th PhysicsBowl Contest and Regional Overall Team Silver Award in National Economics Challenge China Finals in 2020. Shawn joined the Liang lab to work on cryo-EM papers.
Undergraduate Intern: May 2022 - August 2022
Sahithi Gangaram Undergraduate Intern
Sahithi is from Frisco, Texas. She is majoring in the Quantitative Sciences (QSS), concentrating in Biological Anthropology. She is also on the pre-med track. At Oxford College, as part of a research team, she designed and executed a wet lab study on the effects of under and overexpression of IL-13Rα in TNBC cells. She was also an Oxford Research Scholar, who, under the mentorship of Dr. Zachary Binney, studied the effects of racism on penalty rates in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. In high school, she worked at a university lab, studying how nitrogen-doped quantum dots and other forms of nanotechnology improve antibiotic efficacy in gram-negative bacteria. She also worked on many independent science fair projects, including engineering a sock for diabetics with peripheral neuropathy. On the Oxford Campus, she was involved with Volunteer Oxford and Oxford Chamber Ensemble, playing as a violist. Sahithi joined the Liang lab in her freshman year to remotely work with the computational subgroup in analyzing cryo-EM data.
Undergraduate Intern: May 2022 - August 2022
Deepak Katta High School Intern
Deepak is originally from Austin, Texas. He is studying Anthropology & Human Biology at Emory University, on the pre-med track. During high school, Deepak tutored underprivileged students, held volunteer drives for at-need individuals, and was involved with his school’s Science National Honor Society and Model United Nations chapters. He currently serves as the Managing Editor for Emory ASBMB’s Writing Committee and is also involved with Emory’s Undergraduate Service Journal Club. Additionally, Deepak is a part of Residence Life at Emory, and serves as a Sophomore Advisor for first-year students. His previous research focused on analyzing uric acid levels in patients that suffered from ischemic stroke.
High School Intern: May 2022 - August 2022
Jinrun Jiang Undergraduate Intern
Jinrun is originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. He fostered the passion for neuroscience in his first two years of college during which he receivedAssociate of Arts degree from Oxford College of Emory University. He looks forward to exploring microbiological treatment for diseases in Liang lab and discover potential correlates with mental disorders in the future.His previous research concentrated on effect of PH and soil composition on microbial diversity.
Undergraduate Intern: May 2022 - August 2022
Haixiao (Edward) Shen Undergraduate Intern
Edward Shen (Haixiao) is originally from Zhejiang, China. He is currently a rising sophomore student at Oxford College of Emory University who plan to major in Chemistry, and possibly a double major of Quantitative Science with a Biology concentration. Before joining Liang’s lab, he was the first author of a Economics research about the bloom of e-commerce and live-stream business in China in the post-Covid era; and he also has done a non-traditional research at a perfume production company to study the chemical elements during the production of perfume, and eventually using those knowledge to design a unique scented perfume.