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CV HaoZhou
CV HaoZhou
Education
August 2017 – Current: Cornell University
• Ph.D. Candidate: Microbiology (Minor: Computational Biology & Genomics)
• Advisor: Prof. Ilana Brito, Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering
August 2016 – December 2016: Cornell University
• Visiting undergraduate (Advisor: Prof. Anthony Hay, Department of Microbiology)
August 2013 – June 2017: Nankai University
• Bachelor of Engineering: Environmental Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Yi Luo, Department of
Environmental Science & Engineering)
Professional Experience
gRED Intern (Computational) – Microbiome, Cancer Immunology – Genentech (Roche) [Incoming; May. 2022]
Research Assistant – Prof. Ilana Brito’s Lab – Cornell University [Jun. 2018 – Current]
• Develop computational models to predict antibiotic resistance gene transfer.
• Predict host-microbiome protein-protein interactions associated with human diseases.
• Reveal antibiotic-induced stress response in the gut microbiome using metagenomics and
metatranscriptomics.
Teaching Assistant – General Microbiology (BIOM 2900) – Cornell University [Aug. 2019 – Dec. 2019]
• Lead discussions about scientific advances in the microbiology field.
Research Intern – Prof. Manuel Aranda’s Lab – KAUST [Dec. 2016 – Apr. 2017]
• Develop computational pipelines to predict miRNAs and piRNAs in Aiptasia.
Research Intern – Prof. Anthony Hay’s Lab – Cornell University [Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2016]
• Perform bioinformatic analyses on microbial composition in commercial compost samples.
• Investigate curli production on clay-E. coli aggregation-sedimentation.
Summer Research Intern – Prof. Na Wei’s Lab – University of Notre Dame [Jul. 2016 – Aug. 2016]
• Optimize genetically engineered yeast for producing biofuel.
Undergraduate Researcher – Prof. Yi Luo’s Lab – Nankai University [Apr. 2015 – Apr. 2017]
• Investigate the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in urban dust.
Skills
Language: Mandarin, English
Programing language: Python, R, SQL
Design and animation: AutoCAD, 3ds Max
Relevant courses/certificates: Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Sequence Models, Machine Learning,
Javascript Programming, Data Science with SQL and Tableau, Python for Data Science.
Research Interest
Computational biology; Microbiome; Protein-protein interaction; Antibiotic resistance; Infectious disease;
Artificial intelligence; Graph neural network; Protein structure; Environmental science.
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