Coursework


Ph.D. Student in the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (August 2018 –  )

   Graduate Coursework

  • Introduction to Deep Learning (Alexander Amini and Ava Amini)
  • Topics in Computational and Systems Biology (Christopher Burge)
  • Biological Physics (Ibrahim Cissé)
  • Nucleic Acids: Structure, Function, Evolution, and their Interactions with Proteins (David Bartel and Uttam RajBhandary)
  • Research Rotations in Biology (Gene-Wei Li, Ibrahim Cissé, and Christopher Burge)
  • Systems Biology (Jeff Gore)
  • Method and Logic in Molecular Biology (David Sabatini and Frank Solomon)
  • Principles of Biochemical Analysis (Bob Sauer and Amy Keating)
  • Genetics for Graduate Students (Chris Kaiser, Bob Horvitz, and Eric Lander)

B.A. Student in Molecular and Cell Biology (emphasis in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) at University of California, Berkeley (August 2013 – December 2017) [url]

   Physical and Mathematical Sciences Coursework

  • Introductory Physics: Mechanics (Zoltan DeWitt and Mike DeWeese)
  • Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (James Moody and David Nadler)
  • Introductory Physics: E/M (Melvin Pomerantz and Charles Xiong)
  • The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (John DeNero and Harold Pimentel)
  • General Astronomy (Gaspard Duchene)
  • Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics (Dung-hai Lee and Yen-Ta Huang)
  • History of Mathematics (Dan-Virgil Voiculescu)
    • ‘Zeno’s Paradoxes’ with Kostas Giannopoulos
  • Foundations of Data Science (John DeNero)
  • Data Structures and Programming Methodology (Daniel Sochor, Daniel Nguyen and Sam Zhou)
  • Discrete Mathematics (Olga Holtz)

   Chemistry Coursework

  • General Chemistry (John Arnold and Michal Wojcik)
  • General Chemistry Lab (Pete Marsden and Natalie Gibson)
  • Introduction to Chemical Structure and Reactivity (Pete Marsden)
  • Introductory Organic Chemistry Lab (Steven Pederson)
  • Advanced Chemical Structure and Reactivity (Pete Marsden)
  • Advanced Organic Chemistry Lab (Pete Marsden and Juan Vasquez)
  • Analytical and Bio-analytical Chemistry (Dan Neumark and Tyler Hurlburt)
  • Biophysical Chemistry II (Naomi Ginsberg, David Wemmer and Rebecca Wai)
    • ‘Identification of post-translational modifications present in centromeric chromatin’
  • Chemical Biology (Matt Francis)

   Biology Coursework

  • Seminar on Physical Biology of Single Molecules and Cells (Ahmet Yildiz)
  • Human Biological Variation (Leslea Hlusko)
  • Drugs and the Brain (David Presti and Vlad Senatorov)
    • ‘How Tea Assisted in the British Imperial Rule of India’
  • General Biology (Jennifer Doudna and Andy Dillin)
  • General Biology Laboratory
  • Molecular Endocrinology (Gary Firestone and Monika Haoui)
    • ‘A commentary on a thyroid hormone receptor mutation mediated disease state’
  • Chromosome Biology / Cytogenetics (Gary Karpen and Abby Dernberg)
    • ‘Dosage Compensation’
  • Biophysical Chemistry I (David Savage and John Kuriyan
  • Biochemistry: Pathways, Mechanisms, and Regulations (Roberto Zoncu and Rosalie Lawrence)
  • Macromolecular Synthesis and Cellular Function (Kathy Collins, Qiang Zhou, Jim Hurley, and Daniel Saxton)
  • General Genetics (Fyodor Urnov, Dan Roshkar, Xavier Darzacq and Davis Goodnight)
  • Bio-inspired Design (Robert Full)
    • ‘Drone-Drop’
  • Principles of Molecular Biophysics (Oskar Hallatschek and Matti Gralka)
    • ‘Expression noise facilitates the evolution of gene regulation’
  • General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Lab (Andreas Martin, Isabelle Le Blanc, Victoria Blake and Omar Herrera)
    • ‘CIN8 kinesin from Chaetomium thermophilum emulates in vitro characteristics and in vivo functionality of wild-type analog from Saccharomyces cerevisiae’
  • Genetic Design Automation (John Christopher Anderson and Pawel Gniewek)
    • ‘PromoterInvestigations’

   Language, Social Science and Art Coursework

  • Peripheral Visions: Russian and British Literature of Empire (Mary Renolds)
    • ‘The paradox of imperialism’
    • ‘Disparity in imperialism’
    • ‘The avoidable pangs of regret’
    • ‘The role of tragic heroes’
  • Literary Impressionism (Brian Clancy and Keith Ford)
    • ‘Developing a comprehensive theory on imagination through intertextuality’
    • ‘Addressing a shortcoming in corporeal objectivity’
  • Rhetoric: Humor Critique (Andrew Frankel)
  • Intermediate French (Arto Charpentier)
  • Wealth and Poverty (Robert Reich and Andrew Lewis)
    • ‘The unproblematic type of economic inequality’
    • ‘Reversing the trend of widening inequality’
  • Approaches to Painting (John McNamara)
    • 2016 paintings [url]
  • Basic Musicianship (Robert Yamasato)

High School Student at Holmes Junior High School (April 2009 – May 2010) and Davis Senior High School (August 2010 – May 2013)

   High School Coursework

  • AP English Composition and Literature (John Oster)
    • ‘Flaws in judgment’
    • ‘The avoidable pangs of regret’
    • ‘The overlooked flaws’
    • ‘Redemption through enlightenment’
    • ‘Manipulation of justice’
    • ‘The problems with stability and efficiency’
  • AP Studio Art (Eve Diem)
    • 2012-2013 drawings and painting [url]
  • AP Government and Politics
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Calculus BC (Nicolas Pasquale)
  • AP Physics (Scott Richardson)
  • AP French 5 (James Curley)
  • AP US History (Kevin Williams)
    • ‘John F. Kennedy’
    • ‘The continuous molding of the American character, 1607- 2011’
  • ROP Biotechnology (Ann Moriarty)
  • AP Calculus AB (Dan Gonzalez)
  • AP Biology (Tim Peevyhouse)
  • American Literature Honors
    • ‘The mother-daughter legacy in the new world’
    • ‘The escape from war’
    • ‘The essentiality of a bildungsroman narrator’
    • ‘How to recognize and avert mass hysteria’
    • ‘Living with reality through perseverance’
  • English 10 Honors (Widgen Neagley)
    • ‘The doll’s house’
    • ‘The enemy within’
    • ‘Lost where I don’t belong’
    • ‘Just another day at the office’
    • ‘It’s the thought that counts’
  • French 4 Honors (Lili Floyd)
  • Introduction to Analysis (Phil Raymond)
  • AP Chemistry (David Van Muyden)
    • ‘The Haber-Bosch process’
  • English 9 (Kathleen Corlett)
    • ‘The secret life of Walter Mitty’
    • ‘The legend of Shane’
    • ‘Is it better remaining a child?’
  • Algebra 2 and Trigonometry (Scott Grensted)
  • French 3 (Kristine Harvey)
  • Biology (Martha Quenon)
    • ‘Putah Creek ecosystem’
    • ‘Bioethics of Genetically Modified Food’
  • Art 9 (Deanna Leveque)
    • 2008-2009 drawings and painting [url]