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==Publications==
==Publications==
Please copy the source code from this page to your user page, fill in the answers and print out a copy for next time.<br>
You do not need to keep the information on your user page once you've printed it out.
==Registration/Questionnaire: 20.109 Spring 2011==


===Last Name===
Chen
===First Name===
John
===Preferred name (if not first)===
===Course/Minor===
20 - Biological Engineering
===Year of Graduation===
2013
===Telephone #===
2145178307
===Email===
johnchenATmitDOTedu
===Preferred OH Time===
Sunday afternoons; Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays after 5PM
===Potentially Relevant Background===
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|Have you taken/are you taking...
|Answer yes/no/when
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|7.05/5.07 (Biochemistry)
|currently taking
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|7.06 (Cell Biology)
|no
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|7.03 (Genetics)
|currently taking
|-
|7.02 (General Biology Lab)
|no
|-
| 5.310 (General Chemistry Lab)
|no
|-
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{| border="1"
|Do you have experience with...
|Answer yes/no/type
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|Cell culture (microbial/mammalian/yeast?)
|yes
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|Molecular biology (electrophoresis, PCR, etc)
|yes
|-
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===Please briefly describe any previous laboratory experience===
National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Bethesda, MD
Biological Science Lab Technician                                                       
Assisted in research concerning thyroid hormones and its receptors to identify a thyroid hormone receptor target gene in the developing auditory system;
Presented ongoing research findings at the Poster Day for summer interns;
Explored different career options in graduate schools and medical schools around the nation at the NIH Graduate & Professional School Fair
*****
Baylor Research Institute
                                                                 
Dallas, TX
Summer intern                                                                                                                             
Worked with a Biological Safety officer analyzing the efficacy of 5% bleach solution in eliminating pathogenic contamination in wastewater tanks;
Worked with a classmate with a Biological Safety officer in investigating the breakdown kinetics of DNA in wastewater and evaluating the amount of DNase in wastewater;
Presented the DNA breakdown findings at the District and Regional levels of the Intel Science and Engineering Fair
*****
University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Chemistry                                                                     
Richardson, TX
Summer Intern                                                                                                                                                             
Worked with a graduate student in investigating titanium dioxide nanotubes as a photo-catalyst for waste breakdown;
Worked with another summer intern investigating biodegradable fibers in storing and controlling nitric oxide release;
Presented the work on nitric oxide at the Regional and National Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology;
===Anything else you would like us to know?===
===Commitment to academic integrity===
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John Chen


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Revision as of 14:01, 6 February 2011

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Contact Info

John Chen (an artistic interpretation)
  • John Chen
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 229 Vassar St.
  • Cambridge, MA 02139
  • johnchen AT mit DOT edu

I learned about OpenWetWare from my 20.109 academic instructor, and I've joined because of academic/class materials.

Education

  • 2013, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research interests

  1. Nanotechnology

Publications

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