Assisted veterinarians in exams by taking histories, vital signs, and weights, as well as providing client education.
Restrained patients in a safe and low-stress manner.
Provided care for hospitalized patients, including food, water, walks, medications, and medical treatments (IV fluid, SQ injections).
Performed venipuncture.
Collected samples and performed lab testing (such as fecal tests, pre-anesthetic testing, complete blood count, urinalysis, heartworm, tick-borne diseases, FelV, FIV, cytology, etc.)
Performed in diagnostics such as radiology, BP, and blood glucose.
Emergency Medical Technician
Wake Forest Emergency Medical Services
Winston-Salem, NC
12.2021 - 05.2023
Provided professional medical help to patients that are in emergency medical conditions including intoxication, allergic reaction, trauma, etc.
Maintained patient vital signs, including blood pressure, respiration rate, pulse rate, temperature, oxygen saturation level and pain levels.
Provided on-scene treatments such as administering oxygen therapy and splinting fractures.
Research Student
Zhu Lab, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
06.2021 - 05.2023
Cultured BMDM and applied treatment with pathway inhibitors or metabolites and co-culture for desired times.
Conducted essential lab techniques including RT-PCR, ELISA, Western Blot, etc. and performed detailed analysis.
Generated quality data for publications.
Presented at lab meetings of recent achievements and discussed with fellow lab colleagues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Psychology And Japanese Minor
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
05.2023
Skills
Animal restraint
Medication Administration
Client Communication
Medical record-keeping
Certification
Certified North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician - 2021
Certified American Heart Association BLS Provider - 2021
Publications
Meyers, A.K., Wang, Z., Han, W., Zhao, Q., Zabalawi, M., Duan, L., Liu, J., Zhang, Q., Manne, R.K., Lorenzo, F. and Quinn, M.A., 2023. Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase supports macrophage NLRP3 inflammasome activation during acute inflammation. Cell Reports, 42(1), p.111941.
Zhao Q, Wang Z, Meyers AK, Madenspacher J, Zabalawi M, Zhang Q, Boudyguina E, Hsu FC, McCall CM, Furdui CM, Park JS, Fessler MB, Zhu X. Hematopoietic-specific SLC37A2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021;8:777098. PMCID: PMC8702732.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native/ Bilingual
Japanese
Professional
Timeline
Veterinary/Hospital Assistnat
Carver Street Animal Hospital
08.2023 - 08.2024
Emergency Medical Technician
Wake Forest Emergency Medical Services
12.2021 - 05.2023
Research Student
Zhu Lab, Wake Forest School of Medicine
06.2021 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Psychology And Japanese Minor