Chenyu (Iris) Zheng

Experience

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  Henan Agricultural University, Biochemistry and Molecular Laboratory

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Research Intern

  - Optimized the production of Exendin 4, a new genetically engineered drug for diabetes, and explored an innovative experiment of nasal drug delivery on rabbits - Fusion protein purification, animal drug delivery experiment, troubleshooting for fermentation conditions

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  Henan Academy of Agricultural Science, China

  Apr 2012 - Sept 2012

  Research Assistant

  - Tested and analyzed enzyme activities changes of transgenic cotton infected by Verticillium Dehliae in different periods of their lifecycle- Field work and experiment

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  Henan Agricultural University, Proteomics Laboratory

  Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  Research Intern

  - Explored available molecular methods to detect the gutter oil - Project: Comparison of six prediction programs of protein subcellular location for maize proteins using bioinformatics methods

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  Le laboratoire de santé publique du Québec

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Scientist intern

  Independently responsible for a Project: Identify virulence and antibiotic resistance genes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis isolated from Quebec and construct the virulence and antibiotic resistance pseudogenomes - Lab work: determined the virulence and antibiotic resistance genes of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis using PCR, gel electrophoresis and ABI sequencing - Bioinformatics work: understood and prepared lists of all confirmed and potential virulence and antibiotic resistance genes within Streptococcus genus by searching related papers or database; firstly built up 5 steps for constructing pseudogenomes of virulence and antibiotic resistance properties respectively within a bacterial species and represented these features as genetic maps using Bioperl language, which would be very convenient for clinical screening and global disease surveillance Show less

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  McGill University

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

  Teaching Assistant

  - General Biology: gave blurb on the lecture, prepared experimental materials, independently guided lab and corrected assignments and reports

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  SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO

  Feb 2016 - now

  Biotechnology Specialist

  -provide assistance with the patent application process to inventors -review and analyze patent application in detail, prepare suggestions/comments to respond a rejection, answer client's questions and provide technical support for litigation -specialize on patents relating to agribiotechnology, biochemistry, biotechnology, cellular & molecular biology, enzymology, genomics, microbiology, organic chemistry, proteomics, and recombinant protein expression