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Stella Gassman

Cambridge,MA

Summary

MIT Varsity Cross Country and Track and Field Team (2022-present)

MIT Battlecode (Jan-Feb 2023):

  • Coding competition organized by MIT in which each team must code an AI for a given real-time strategy game
  • Part of a team that coded an autonomous robot in Java to compete against others in a unique, real-time strategy game

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Researcher

Engelward Labs
01.2024 - Current
  • Researching the effects of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) exposure and probiotics in modulating NDMA
  • Research techniques used: qPCR, PCR, CRISPR, mouse dissections, and literature review

Student Researcher

Gehrke Labs
06.2023 - 09.2026
  • Conducted research project to investigate possible genetic component of Zika Virus in areas of Northeast Brazil
  • Utilized GWAS computational analysis and literature review to conduct this study
  • Researched Flaviviridae viruses using transfections, PCR, qPCR, Western blot, RNA purification, and serial dilutions

Researcher/Author

MIT Social/Ethical Responsibilities Of Computing
01.2023 - 03.2023
  • Wrote a commissioned research paper on the ethics behind satellite technology
  • Main topic considered: the use of satellite data to mitigate harmful effects of natural disasters and climate change in developing countries

Education

Bachelor of Science - Bioengineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
05.2026

Skills

    Computational: Python, R, Java, Bash, mathplotlib, Julia, Jupyter notebook

    Lab: qPCR, PCR, Western blot, mouse dissection, transfections, gram staining, cell culture, RNA purification, CRISPR, literature reviews

    Other: French and Spanish working proficiency

Relevant Coursework

Organic Chemistry; Genetics, Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science, Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques, Biology I, Linear Algebra and Optimization, Principles of Chemical Science, Physics I & II, Multi-variable Calculus

Timeline

Student Researcher

Engelward Labs
01.2024 - Current

Student Researcher

Gehrke Labs
06.2023 - 09.2026

Researcher/Author

MIT Social/Ethical Responsibilities Of Computing
01.2023 - 03.2023

Bachelor of Science - Bioengineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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