Xiaoqing Lin

B.S.

Graduate student

Web Master

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I'm working on the role of NFIB in Polycythemia Vera. It's known that 90% of the P. Vera patients have a mutation in JAK2 protein, in which the V617 is substituted with a phenylalanine. It has been shown by a former graduate student in the lab that besides JAK2V617, NFIB is significantly upregulated in P. Vera patients. In addition, NFIB is located in close proximity to the JAK2 gene on the 9th chromosome. Therefore, the goal of my project is to identify the role of NFIB in P. Vera, as well as its correlation with JAK2V617F.

I majored in molecular biology at Purdue University, and graduated with honors in 2006. Besides research, I like drawing, yoga, art, exploring new hot spots in Chicago, and a whole bunch of other stuff. You can msg/email/facebook me if you have any questions about the lab or the lab website.

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Professional Experience

Dr. Jonathan Licht’s lab, Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

03/07 - present

Graduate Student

• Lead investigations on the pathogenesis of MPN using human specimens and mouse models

Graduate level tumor cell biology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

03/08 – 06/08

Teaching assistant

• Teaching miRNA and cancer section of the class and provide instructional support in classroom

Dr. Jue Chen’s lab, Purdue University Structural Group, West Lafayette, IN

09/03 – 05/06

Undergraduate research assistant

• Expressing and purifying MalK protein in E. coli and nucleotide binding studies

Purdue University Structural Biology Group, West Lafayette, IN

05/05 – 09/05

Intern

• Independent investigation on MalK E159Q mutant purification and nucleotide binding studies in E.coli

Purdue University Structural Biology Group, West Lafayette, IN

05/04 – 09/04

Intern

• Cloning of West Nile, Yellow Fever, and Japanese Encephalitis virus structural genes

Dr. Charles Tseng’s lab, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN

08/02 – 09/03

Undergraduate researcher assistant

• Assisted establishing a DNA fingerprint database to trace the source of E. coli from environmental samples

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Awards

Malkin Scholar 2009

American Hematology Association Award 2008, 2009

Merck Award for Excellent Student in Biology 2006

Purdue University Undergraduate with Research Honors Presentation and Poster 2006

Dean’s List Student 2002 – 2006

National Dean’s List Student 2002 – 2005

Howard Hughes Internship 2005

Dr. Melven J. Glimcher Fund for Science Scholarship 2004

Purdue Cancer Center Summer Research Grant 2004

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Email: x-lin@northwestern.edu

My graduate program: IGP

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