Jaydon Spears
Brentwood,CA
Summary
Hi! I'm Jaydon, a current high school junior interested in the intersection of scientific discovery and Education. I aim to utilize my position to create a future where the youth are safe to freely pursuit of scientific and political knowledge.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Co-Founder/Head of Communication
STEM and Sprout
07.2025 - Current
- Co - Founder of a student led organization that makes STEM more accessible for kids and teenagers through STEM education, STEM talks from professionals and STEM volunteering.
- Plan and host bimonthly STEM fairs reaching 70+ children consistently.
- Oversee Curriculum development across 4 teams with 30 total members from topics in Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensics and Robotics
- Reach over 150 Kids across 2 Community Centers and 1 Elementary School
- Partner with local After-school Centers to provide weekly hands on experiments to kids K-5.
Intern
ASDRP
08.2025 - Current
- Working on synthesis of Novel Library of Fluorinated FLT3 Analogs, to make treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia more accessible
- Developed a library of 13 analogs of Mycophenolic Acid, 1 of the 3 key immunosuppressant utilized within lung transplant patients.
- Helped optimize silylation reaction of Mycophenolic Acid > shifted from two flasks and two extractions to only one flask.
- Learned how to set up, work up, purify and characterize numerous reactions.
- Presented work virtually in front of 213 people.
- Preparing to present work at West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research.
Piano Instructor
Guitarlina School of Music
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Created and implemented lesson plans based on child-led interests and curiosities.
- Tutored up to 12 kids in 1st through 9th grade in piano and drums.
- Helped organize and run a Christmas recital with 32 total students and over 100 attendees.
Speech and Debate Captain
HHS
09.2023 - Current
- Founded Impromptu Team and co-wrote the entirety of a curriculum that is used to teach 65 students yearly within the classroom.
- Organized and hosted weekly meetings to teach 12 students to speak on the spot. Resulted in 26 total awards won by the team in the past 2 years.
- As a member of the Speech and Debate, I was selected as one of 12 out of 110 students to deliver a statement to the School District to lobby for increased resources.
- Helped organize community event to making speaking more accessible for K - 12 Students> 40 attendees first year and 99 attendees the 2nd year.
- General Impromptu Instructor - Created a Curriculum and taught 8 K-12 students the basics of Impromptu Speaking via a week-long community program.
Lab Intern
Brentwood Public Works
02.2025 - 08.2025
- Organized Samples and kept thorough logs regarding their condition.
- Cleaned and distributed Glassware for future lab work and prepared 50+ sample bottles per day.
- Managed Distribution system information daily.
- Ran Daily calibrations on pH, conductivity and chlorine devices.
- Assisted in Microbiology testing by constructing Agar Plates and running Membrane Filtration processes.
Intern
Project Lux UC Berkeley
10.2024 - 06.2025
- Advocated for the expansion of healthcare services among minority communities.
- Wrote an Opinion Editorial detailing the origins and effects of stigma surrounding healthcare within African American communities.
- Co-Authored a policy brief detailing a lack of women's healthcare products and ways to target this issue.
Intern
Rosetta Institute
07.2025 - 08.2025
- Studied at Columbia University for a 2-week-long workshop Practiced Flow Cytometry.
- Utilized databases like cBioPortal, NCBI, Firebrowse, and the UCSC Genome Browser.
- Cultivated in 9 page paper regarding LSM11's oncogenic potential within Breast Invasive Carcinoma.
Education
High School -
Heritage High School
Brentwood, CA06.2027
Los Medanos College
VirtualOnline Course - Immunology
Rice University
Virtual12-2025
Online Course - undefined
Technical University of Denmark
Virtual07-2025
Online Course - undefined
Stanford University
Virtual07-2025
Skills
- Cripplingly Funny
- Good With Children
- Laboratory Skills
- Curriculum Building
- Community Outreach
- Music Pedagogy
- Music Theory
- Proposal Writing
- Public Speaking
- Analytical Skills
Certification
BSCI Numeracy, Hazard Identification, Aseptic Technique Tests Taken
Languages
American Sign Language
Timeline
Intern
ASDRP
08.2025 - Current
Co-Founder/Head of Communication
STEM and Sprout
07.2025 - Current
Intern
Rosetta Institute
07.2025 - 08.2025
Lab Intern
Brentwood Public Works
02.2025 - 08.2025
Intern
Project Lux UC Berkeley
10.2024 - 06.2025
Piano Instructor
Guitarlina School of Music
01.2024 - 12.2024
Speech and Debate Captain
HHS
09.2023 - Current
Online Course - Immunology
Rice University
Online Course - undefined
Technical University of Denmark
Online Course - undefined
Stanford University
High School -
Heritage High School
Los Medanos College