Letian Deng
Arlington
Summary
Motivated student currently working towards degree in Bioinformatics. Adept at prepping resources, equipment and materials for research. To seek and maintain part-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Assoc. Prof. Xiaosong Wang
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Paper: IndepthPathway: an integrated tool for in-depth pathway enrichment analysis based on bulk and single cell sequencing data (doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btad325)
- Assisted researchers in detecting driving genetic aberrations and qualifying appropriate cancer targets on the basis of next generation sequencing and genome profiling technologies
- Used Linux and R on computational works to develop models to predict patient’s therapeutic responses and to identify immunotherapeutic targets in cancer
- Collected raw files based on the needs of specific analysis, and performed DNA and RNA sequence analysis by using Bash and R to develop and modify pipelines on cluster;
- Managed cluster as allocation manager of PSC on XSEDE.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Dr. Brouwer
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Worked with Dr. Brouwer in the Department of Biological Sciences for Computational Biology course
- Answered students’ questions during office hours on a weekly basis
- Helped the teacher to design quiz
Lab Assistant | Professor
Ramon Bataller’s Lab
10.2021 - 12.2021
- Assisted Professor Ramon Bataller’s research aiming at determining the molecular targets and the factors affecting mortality in alcoholic hepatitis
- Performed RNA extraction using RNA extraction kits
- Helped organize files and documents.
Research Assistant
Assoc. Prof. David Koes
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Assisted Associate Professor David Koes’ research into developing novel computational algorithms and building full-scale systems to support rapid and inexpensive drug discovery while simultaneously applying these methods to develop novel therapeutics
- Performed Molecular Docking analysis on Frataxin and its variant I154F to identify ligand target interaction to find potential drug target.
Experimenter
Guangzhou Koalson Biotechnology Co., Ltd
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Extracted DNA from blood samples sending by Guangzhou Police Stations and performed CPR for them.
Research Mentee
Jinan University
10.2020 - 12.2020
- Studied genetic engineering of bioactive polypeptide and its medical use
- Mastered general techniques for cells and bacteria experiments.
Education
Master of Science - Bioinformatics
Georgetown University
Washington, DC12.2024
Master of Science - Computational Biology
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA04.2023
Skills
- Coding skills: Java, R, Linux, Bash, Python
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Dr. Brouwer
09.2022 - 12.2022
Research Assistant
Assoc. Prof. Xiaosong Wang
01.2022 - 09.2022
Lab Assistant | Professor
Ramon Bataller’s Lab
10.2021 - 12.2021
Experimenter
Guangzhou Koalson Biotechnology Co., Ltd
06.2021 - 08.2021
Research Assistant
Assoc. Prof. David Koes
01.2021 - 05.2021
Research Mentee
Jinan University
10.2020 - 12.2020
Master of Science - Bioinformatics
Georgetown University
Master of Science - Computational Biology
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
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