Richard Jo

Experience

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  Kookmin University

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Scientific Researcher

  • Researched on the NLRP-3 protein (sleep medicine) at the Department of Pharmacology

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  Yale-NUS Innovations Lab

  Jan 2019 - May 2022

  President, Co-Founder

  • Launched various innovation programs for the college community• Developed an incubator for potential innovators

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  Nouri Restaurant, Singapore

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2020

  Researcher

  • Conducted historical analysis & research on tempura, laksa, and salted fish

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  UNLEASH

  Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

  Scholar

  • UNLEASH 2019, is a global innovation lab (5.5% acceptance rate), “Good Health and Well-being”• Worked on creating a blochain technology based solution to combat anti-microbial resistance

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  Yale-NUS College

  May 2020 - May 2021

  Cancer Biology Research Intern

  • Wrote and created graphic designs to describe how optogenetic technology can be applied medically• Collected and processed transcriptomics data of genetically modified fruit flies to study cancer

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  Deko

  Jun 2020 - now

  Co-Founder

  • Authored Singapore’s first educational COVID-19 comic workbook• Led a team of >10 artists to curate a science art exhibition to raise funds for underprivileged children

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  Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY)

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2020

  Student

  • Winning Team for the "Tsai CITY Intensive: Innovation from the Inside" program • Lead & conceptualized a health education comic solution for Peruvians to C-suite leaders

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  Duke-NUS Medical School

  Jan 2021 - May 2022

  Research Internship

  • Conducted college senior thesis research on Dengue fever using mice models and human cell lines

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  Reactor School

  Feb 2021 - Feb 2021

  Hustle Weekend

  • Winner of Hustle Weekend: Entrepreneurial Program• Managed a team to prototype an elderly medical adherence hardware product

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  Vertex Ventures SE Asia & India

  Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  Communications & Community Intern

  Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India invests in high-growth start-ups seeking their first round of institutional venture capital funding in Southeast Asia and India, with a primary focus on Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand and other emerging hubs of innovation across the region. It has a long and strong track record of investing in early-stage startups and building champions like Grab, Patsnap, 17Live, Nium, FirstCry, Licious, AsianParent, Validus, Warung Pintar, and others.

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  Sweetvegandeko

  Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

  Co-Founder

  • Designed and launched an ecommerce website to provide sustainable gifts, pitched and deployed with a $7,000 grant provided by Mapletree Investments• Launched Instagram (2.3K followers) campaigns to promote the importance of adopting a green lifestyle through photographs and partnerships with 3 sustainable companies, achieving sales of >$3K

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  Chess at Three

  Aug 2023 - Oct 2023

  Assistant Manager

  - Assisted with running hiring process for new teachers- Managed class scheduling system -Interfaced directly with customers to solve problems or inform