Qualifications & Education
2010-2014
Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge (UK)
PhD in Plant Sciences (Molecular Biology)
• Scholarship by Cambridge Philosophical Society scholarship and Murray Edwards College
• Presented results to the international conference of 200+ audiences (California, US)
• Published 2 journal articles (PNAS and The Plant Journal)
2005-2009
University of Nottingham (UK), School of Biosciences
The International University (Vietnam), Department of Biotechnology
• BSc (Hons) in Plant Biotechnology, Grade 2:1 (Exchange programme)
• 45% Scholarship as the 2nd best exchange student
• Minor subjects: plants, genetics, biotechnology, sustainable food production, biochemistry, GMOs, microbiology, nutrition, neurophysiology, pharmacology, chemistry
2001-2005
High School for the Gifted (Vietnam)
• Rank 1st nationally in the 2013 Vietnam high school/university admission ranking
• Major subject: Information Technologies
• Grade: 1st class (equivalent A level in Maths, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology)
Career Summary
2014- 2015
Research assistant, Plant Metabolism Group, University of Cambridge (UK)
• Applied high-throughput workflow to overexpress isoprene synthase in C. reinhardtii in order to generate a recombinant strain with high level of isoprene production.
• Further elucidated thiamine biosynthesis by analysing the genetic basis of thiamine-requiring mutants using bioinformatics and gene sequencing analysis.
2012-2015
Supervisor for Master students
• Proposed ideas, oversaw their specific needs and guided them to solve technical problems
2011-2015
Demonstrator for 1st and 2nd year Natural Sciences undergraduates
• Managed practical classes, prepared materials, taught undergraduate students
2014
Freelancer educator for TED-ed animation ‘How do vitamins work?’
• Proposed and executed original ideas and proof-reading manuscripts
• Responsible for the scientific accuracy of the script and video clip
2014
Volunteer in Science Fairs (Cambridge, UK)
• Engaged with young children and teenagers, motivated their interest in sciences
2010
Part-time data analyst in Butler Hill (www.apen.com)
• Analysed results of different search engines (Yahoo Bing) and improved their performances for Vietnamese audiences
Languages
Native Vietnamese, fluent in English, basic French and Spanish
Skills
Project Management & Leadership: Organised, co-ordinated and developed the following projects:
• PhD Project, collaboration with the Plant Biochemistry and Physiology academic group (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
• Post-doc research project with multiple tasks
• Mentorship project of a group of 2 university students (undergraduate and master students)
• Organised practical classes of 200+ undergraduate students, prepare lab materials, implemented training schedules, taught the relevant background theory in a timely and efficient manner, scheduled around lectures and other time constraints
Critical Analysis and Problem-solving: Identified and developed ideas in research projects:
• Formed hypothesis, methodologies, and analysis of complex data results and statistics.
• Performed failure analysis and implemented corrective measures.
• Conducted literature research on technological developments.
Communication skills & teamwork: Demonstrated enthusiastic and networking personal qualities:
• Well-developed presentation skills, gave regular internal seminars. Written communication skills with departmental reports, conference proposal, and second-author papers in highly recognised journals.
• Dedicated team player. Collaborate work in my research groups as well as graduate society in the College. Involved in weekly social and formal events in the College.
Information Technology:
• Competent in Microsoft Offices, experienced user of both Macs and Windows, basic knowledge of coding (C+, Visual Basic), genetic software, high-resolution image processing software (Adobe Photoshop or Inkscape), bioinformatics, and statistics.
Biology Expertise:
• Knowledge of eukaryotic cell biology, mammalian biochemistry, human neurophysiology & pharmacology, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, Illumina next generation sequencing, confocal microscopy, FACS sorting technique, Western blot, ‘omics’ database (genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics), GC/LC-MS, biostatistics, and probabilities
