Oct2024
Conference
Presented at the MIT Biophysics Retreat
Presented my postdoctoral work on protein-language-model identification of conserved motifs that drive phase separation in intrinsically disordered proteins.
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Academic journey
Selected milestones, presentations, and recognitions from my research career.
Oct2024
Scientific Community
Participated in the inaugural NCEMS Summit
Joined an interdisciplinary community of researchers in Chicago to identify emerging questions at the intersection of molecular and cellular science, biophysics, bioinformatics, and data-driven research.
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Career
Joined the Zhang Lab at MIT
Began my postdoctoral research in computational biophysics, expanding my work in molecular simulation, biomolecular condensates, and data-driven modeling.
Dec2023
Milestone
Successfully defended my Ph.D.
Completed my doctoral training in the Chen Lab at UMass Amherst after four and a half years of research in multiscale simulation and intrinsically disordered proteins.
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Aug2023
Recognition
Second prize at UMass ResearchFest
Selected for an oral presentation on accurate simulations of IDP secondary structures and liquid–liquid phase separation.
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Mar2023
Conference
Presented at ACS Spring 2023
Shared my doctoral research in a poster presentation at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting in Indianapolis.
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Presentation
Presented my first public research talk
Introduced the HyRes II coarse-grained model in a CBI Chalk Talk and discussed its applications to disordered proteins and dynamic interactions.
Feb2022
Conference
First scientific conference presentation
Presented a research poster at the 2022 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting—my first conference as a doctoral researcher.
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Dec2021
Milestone
Advanced to Ph.D. candidacy
Passed the Original Research Proposal examination and advanced to candidacy in the UMass Amherst Chemistry Ph.D. program.
Apr2021
Milestone
Completed my Ph.D. prospectus
Passed the first formal doctoral milestone and established the research direction for my dissertation work.
Dec2019
Career
Joined the Chen Lab at UMass Amherst
After completing three laboratory rotations, joined Professor Jianhan Chen’s group to begin my doctoral research in computational biophysics.