Nathan Chen

Experience

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  Waterworks Aquatics

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Swim Instructor

  • Taught children ranging from the ages of three to fifteen about water safety and how to swim• Informed child’s parents about the student’s progress and laid out future lesson plans to improve the child’s technique

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  Westmont College

  Aug 2017 - May 2020

  Teaching Assistant

  • Worked with professor in teaching chemistry within the lab setting to first year college students• Graded and returned coursework that students submitted in a timely manner

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  Urban Initiative

  Nov 2017 - May 2018

  Santa Barbara Outreach Coordinator

  • Worked alongside Urban Initiative to help spread awareness on campus on the topic of hunger in Santa Barbara by communicating with the Santa Barbara Food Bank about community service opportunities

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  Cantrell Research Group

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  · Collaborated with UCSB PhD student on project to determine whether certain peptides aggregated under physiological conditions· Aliquoted peptide samples and ran a Circular Dichroism instrument in order to detect protein aggregation in WT-SOD1 and Mutant SOD1 peptides· Ran samples through UV-Vis spectrophotometer· Prepared peptide samples for electron microscopy

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  Cold Spring School

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Science Mentor

  • Taught 3rd and 6th grade students to help explain basic science concepts • Managed students working on respective projects under the science teacher’s discretion • Developed lesson plans for an after school program for students

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  Vertex Pharmaceuticals

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Summer Research Intern

  • Conducted research on the impact food has on drug absorption in the body (food effect) in compounds used to treat Cystic Fibrosis• Collaborated with a Senior Scientist within the Formulation group to investigate food effect• Presented findings in a presentation to the Formulation teams in both San Diego and Boston

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  Potter's Clay

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Medical Dental Co-Director

  • Coordinated 5 medical dental clinics within the Ensenada, Mexico region as part of an annual week-long mission trip• Enhanced the efficiency of the clinic by restructuring the schedule to open the clinic earlier, allowing for more patients to be seen by health practitioners• Collaborated with a team and Ensenadan volunteers to successfully implement the mission trip where around 250 students volunteered with us in Mexico