2021-present

Ph.D. Student in Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, NC, USA
Research advisor: Kenichi Yokoyama, Ph.D.
Research area: Biosynthesis and genome mining discovery of novel anti-Gram-negative peptide antibiotics.

2017-2021

B.S. in Chemistry, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Kobayashi Scholar
Research advisor: Kenichiro Itami, Ph.D.
Research area: Synthesis of peptide-nanocarbons and investigating their biological activities in plants.

Other undergraduate research experiences:

• Neuroscience Institute, Nagoya, Japan (2018-2020): You-Young Jai, Ph.D. Using small molecules to study starvation signaling in C.elegans.
• Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam (Four vacations of 2019 and 2020): Phong Pham, Ph.D. Development of transition-metal-free catalysis for trifluoromethyl-epoxidation.

2021: Rajagopalan Fellowship, Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, USA

2020-2021: Kobayashi Scholarship, Kobayashi Foundation, Tokyo, Japan

2019-2020: Daiko Scholarship, Daiko Foundation, Nagoya, Japan

2017:

• Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Scholarship, Tokyo, Japan
• Outstanding Student Award, Haiphong, Vietnam
• Vietnamese Team’s Finalist, 49th International Chemistry Olympiad, Thailand
• Silver Medal, 2017 National Chemistry Olympiad, Vietnam

2016:

• Outstanding Student Award, Haiphong, Vietnam
• Odon Vallet Scholarship, Vallet Foundation, Paris, France
• Vietnamese Team’s Finalist, 48th International Chemistry Olympiad, Georgia
• Silver Medal, 2016 National Chemistry Olympiad, Vietnam

2015: Silver Medal, Northern Vietnam Chemistry Olympiad, Vietnam

2014: Gold Medal, Regional Chemistry Olympiad, Haiphong, Vietnam

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• 3rd Rohan DAAD SDG Summer School, Catalysis towards Green Chemistry and Environment, Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2019, oral and poster.
• 7th Neural Circuit Joint Workshop, Nagoya, Japan, October 2019, poster.

TEACHING

• Teaching Assistant, BIOCHEM 301: Introduction to Biochemistry, Duke University (Fall 2022)
• Invited Instructor, 2020 National Chemistry Olympiad Student Camp, Tran Phu High School for Gifted Students (Summer 2019)
• Academic Mentor. Physical Chemistry II, Nagoya University (Spring 2019)
• Academic Mentor. Inorganic Chemistry I, Nagoya University (Spring 2019)
• Academic Mentor. Physical Chemistry I, Nagoya University (Fall 2018)
• Academic Mentor. Biochemistry I, Nagoya University (Fall 2018)

OUTREACH

• Member. Duke University International Student Center Advisory Board (2022-2023)
• Volunteer. The Son-Rise Program, Autism Treatment Center of America (2018-2021)
• Volunteer. He-For-She Program for Gender Equality, Nagoya University (2018-2019)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Coursera – Technical University of Denmark: Whole Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Genomes – Tools and Applications, certified.
• edX – Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Quantitative Biology Workshop, certified.
• Harvard Medical School Professional Program: Pharmacology. Certificate of Achievement with overall score of 95%.
• Harvard Medical School Professional Program: Cancer Genomics. Certificate of Achievement with overall score of 97%.