GRACE WANG

• Science Under the Stars, Fall 2014, Fall 2016
• FEMMES: Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science, Spring 2015

• General Chemistry I, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Prof. Nathan Lewis, 2017
• Organic Chemistry II, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Prof. Linda Hsieh-Wilson, 2018
• General Chemistry Lab, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Prof. Jeffery Mendez, 2018

As a gay Asian woman in STEM, I struggled with managing many intersectional marginalizing minority statuses and encountered sexism, racism and homophobia frequently. I became well-versed in LGBTQ+ issues and have been a strong advocate of feminism in male-dominated workspaces. I served as the DEI coordinator of my research group at Caltech. Having experienced first-hand how discrimination and bias can prohibit creativity and undermine productivity, while powerful potential can be unleashed when a marginalized individual feels respected and valued, I am dedicated to creating an inclusive and nurturing work environment for individuals with diverse identities and coming from different backgrounds. I am committed to promoting equity in all aspects of my work, including project allocation and team collaboration.

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• Bausch & Lomb Science Award, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2012
• Pathfinder Nominee in Mathematics, Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach County, FL, 2013
• FOCUS: interdisciplinary first-year program in Cognitive Neuroscience and the Law, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2013
• LEAP: Launch into Education about Pharmacology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2014
• Shamrock Fellow, Dean's Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2015
• Chronicle Leadership Award Program, the Chronicle at Duke University, Durham, NC, 2014-2015
• Undergraduate Research Study Travel Grant, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2016
• Undergraduate Research Study Research Independent Study Grant, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2014-2017
• CEMI Pilot Grant Award, Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions, California Institute of Technology, CA, 2020
• JIMEM Research Grant, Joseph J. Jacobs Institute for Molecular Engineering for Medicine, California Institute of Technology, CA, 2021

• BioOrthogonal Noncanonical Amino acid Tagging Reveals Novel Interspecies Antagonism, OHSU Chemical Biology & Physiology 21|22, 05/01/22, Portland, Oregon
• Staphylococcal Secreted Cytotoxins Mediate Antagonistic Response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ASM Microbe, 06/10/22, Washington, DC
• Staphylococcal Secreted Cytotoxins are Competition Sensing Signals for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms (STIM) Gordon Research Conference, 09/28/22, Ventura, CA
• Staphylococcal Secreted Cytotoxins Mediate Interspecies Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) Antagonism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Lakeside Conference on Protein Toxins and Effectors, 10/05/22, Lake Geneva, WI
• Chemical Tools for Discovery of Polymicrobial Interactions, University of Utah, 07/18/22, Salt Lake City, UT, Prof. Ming Chen Hammond
• Chemical Tools for Discovery of Polymicrobial Interactions, Arc Institute, 08/09/22, Palo Alto, CA, Prof. Lingyin Li

• English
• Mandarin
• Cantonese
• German

• Staphylococcal Secreted Cytotoxins are Competition Sensing Signals for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, bioRxiv, 01/29/23, In revision
• Cell-selective Chemical Enrichment Enables Targeted Proteomic Analysis of Low-abundance Organism in Polymicrobial System, Submitted
• Interspecies Proteolysis of Staphylococcal Secreted Cytotoxins by Pseudomonas aeruginosa immunomodulating metalloproteases, In prep, True
• Identification of Hsp90 Inhibitors with anti-Plasmodium Activity, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2018, 62, e01799-17