Aiden Yoon
Burbank,California
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Intern
Harvard SRI Open Bio Program
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Selected to participate in a competitive 10-week research program.
- Designed and carried out an independent computational research project integrating lipidomics and network pharmacology to explore the mechanisms of cannabidiol (CBD) in treating acute myeloid leukemia.
- Analyzed large-scale biological datasets using statistical and pathway analysis tools, identifying potential biomarkers and therapeutic pathways.
- Produced a full research manuscript and scientific poster, presenting results at a symposium to peers and faculty mentors.
Research Intern
UCLA Research
05.2025 - Current
- Conducted independent evolutionary biology projects under faculty guidance, including comparative analyses of codon usage bias across diverse species and structural comparisons of domain-based vs. phylogenetic evolutionary trees.
- Collected, processed, and analyzed genomic data from public databases, applying computational methods to evaluate genetic code evolution and mutation minimization hypotheses.
- Developed skills in scientific writing and presentation, synthesizing results into organized reports and communicating findings to faculty mentors for feedback.
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT
Burbank HS Science Olympiad Club
Burbank, CA
08.2024 - Current
- Constructed and taught over 40 lessons on various science subjects to 40 active Science Olympiad members.
- Fundraised hundreds of dollars to pay program dues, tournament fees and resource equipment.
- Led a competitive team of 15 students to multiple Science Olympiad tournaments.
PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN
Burbank City Youth Board
Burbank, CA
11.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: City of Burbank's Youth Board (citywide student body)
- Represented ~22,000 students, orchestrated citywide activities, and advocated for students' rights.
- Organized park cleanups and established systems for relief support during the Los Angeles fires.
- Architect of $400k youth nicotine reduction project-an anti-vaping campaign geared toward teen health in the community.
- City of Burbank's Youth Board (citywide student body)
BOARD MEMBER
LA county superintendent student advisory council
Los Angeles, CA
09.2024 - Current
- Represent the city of Burbank to Los Angeles County, advocating for 1.3 million students.
- Work in cooperation with the LACOE superintendent in order to provide equitable education to all schools in Los Angeles County. Invited by Los Angeles County of Education to film an interview on the Know Your Educational Rights campaign-a campaign that informs students all over Los Angeles County about the educational rights that an immigrant student possesses.
- Created resources for immigrant students during times of immigrant hostility and mass deportation orders.
CO-FOUNDER & VICE PRESIDENT
Harvard University Data Privacy Project
Cambridge, MA
02.2024 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Engineered the Data Privacy Project (thedataprivacyproject.com)
- Pushed corporations to be held accountable for the modern collection of data.
- Headed ethical hacking project to access and scrape raw code of the nation's largest college matchmaking service (Datamatch.com), protecting and raising awareness for 50,000 enlisted users.
- Invited by Cornell Cybersecurity Group to a conference as a guest lecturer on the future of cybersecurity as well as our team's step by step process on the Datamatch dataleak (https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/2/26/datamatch-hack-rice-purity/).
- Engineered the Data Privacy Project (thedataprivacyproject.com)
VARSITY DEBATER/TEAM MENTOR
Burbank HS Speech & Debate Team
Burbank, CA
08.2022 - Current
- Mentored and lectured underclassmen on areas such as public speaking, current events and policy making.
- Champion of University of Berkeley World Schools Debate Invitational and La Reina World Schools Debate Invitational.
- Organized multiple debate fundraisers and the hosting of the Tri-County Forensics League State Qualifier at Burbank High School.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL -
Burbank High School
Burbank, CA05.2027
Skills
- Data analysis
- Scientific writing
- Research methodologies
- Statistical analysis
Awards
- Class rank 1/548 with weighted GPA of 4.6
- Varsity Champion, California Invitational at UC Berkeley, 2022, Championed the West Coast's premier high school debate invitational.
- Varsity Champion, La Reina Debate Invitational, 2023, Led my high school team to its first championship.
- Honor Roll, Burbank High School, Consistently achieved a GPA of 4.00 and higher each semester.
Timeline
Research Intern
Harvard SRI Open Bio Program
06.2025 - 08.2025
Research Intern
UCLA Research
05.2025 - Current
PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN
Burbank City Youth Board
11.2024 - Current
BOARD MEMBER
LA county superintendent student advisory council
09.2024 - Current
FOUNDER/PRESIDENT
Burbank HS Science Olympiad Club
08.2024 - Current
CO-FOUNDER & VICE PRESIDENT
Harvard University Data Privacy Project
02.2024 - 03.2024
VARSITY DEBATER/TEAM MENTOR
Burbank HS Speech & Debate Team
08.2022 - Current
HIGH SCHOOL -
Burbank High School
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