
Timeline
About me
Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Education

Malone schools online network
-Etymology of Scientific Terms (Fall 2021)Advanced Methods in Chemistry (Spring 2021)Cancer (Fall 2022)The Fiction of James Joyce (Spring 2023)

Massachusetts institute of technology
2023 - 2027Brain and cognitive sciences
Indian springs school
2018 - 2023High school diploma
Harvard university
2019 - 2019Secondary school program foundations of neuroscience
Experience

University of alabama at birmingham
Jan 2022 - nowResearch analystHugh Kaul Precision Medicine Institute (PMI) Research Analyst.I use the biomedical autonomous reasoning engine mediKanren (developed as part of the NIH NCATS Biomedical Data Translator Project) to analyze potential new treatments for patients with rare genetic disorders.

Mit koch institute for integrative cancer research
Sept 2023 - nowUndergraduate researcher (anderson-langer lab)I conduct research in the Anderson-Langer lab under the supervision of Dr. Yanshu Shi and with the guidance of my faculty sponsor, Dr. Daniel G. Anderson. The project focuses on the development of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for efficient mRNA delivery, using luciferase mRNA as a model system for gene expression quantification.My primary role involves designing and chemically synthesizing and fabricating LNPs. I conduct in vitro and in vivo experiments to evaluate the transfection efficacy of these LNPs for luciferase mRNA delivery. I practice skills in chemical synthesis, separation, purification, nanoparticle fabrication, biomedical evaluation, data analysis, and experimental design. Show less

Brigham and women's hospital
Dec 2023 - nowMedical volunteerMedical Career Exploration Volunteer Program (MCEP)Central Transport Ambassador, Patient Access Ambassador, WayFinder Ambassador

Harvard medical school and massachusetts general hospital
Dec 2023 - nowUndergraduate researcher (jain lab)Jain lab
Licenses & Certifications

National phlebotomy certification
National registry of allied health professionalsMay 2024.webp)
Certified clinical medical assistant (ccma)
National healthcareer association (nha)Aug 2024
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoPeter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Massachusetts Institute of Technology May 2024 Prestigious annual award to conduct novel research during the summer. Project focused on addressing flaws in treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Huntington's Disease. Conducted at the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research, with the support of Dr. Daniel Anderson, Dr. Robert Langer, and Dr. Yuyu Song.
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoNational Merit Scholar National Merit Scholarship Corporation May 2023 $2500 Scholarship
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoPresidential Scholar Semi-Finalist U.S. Presidential Scholars Program May 2023
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoAlabama Junior Science and Humanities Symposium - Apr 2023 1st Place (Health and Medicine)
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoInternational Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist, Grand Award 4th Place Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair May 2022 Project "Evolution of Oncogenic Signatures Within Glioblastoma Along a Spatiotemporal Axis", Biomedical and Health Sciences division
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoBiophysical Award The Biophysical Society Mar 2022
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoCentral Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CARSEF) Top Honor, 1st Place University of Alabama at Birmingham Mar 2022
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoNaval Science Award The Office of Naval Research Mar 2022
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoInternational Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair May 2021 Project "Intratumoral Heterogeneity in Gene Expression Within Single Glioblastoma Tumors", Biomedical and Health Sciences division
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoCentral Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CARSEF) Top Honor, 1st Place University of Alabama at Birmingham Mar 2021
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoRegeneron Biomedical Science Award Regeneron Mar 2021
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoAP Scholar with Distinction The College Board 2021
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoKendo 2 Dan, Southeast United States Kendo Federation (SEUSKF) Youth Girls Team Representative All-United States Kendo Federation 2019 Japanese martial art, rank of technical proficiency
- Awarded to Mayu A. NakanoFrench Convention Awards Alabama Federation of French Clubs Très Bien in Individual Oral presentation (Level I), Grand Prix in Individual Dictée (Level I) (2019)Supérieur in Individual Oral presentation (Level II) (2020)Supérieur in Extemporaneous Speaking (Level III) and Individual Oral presentation (Level III) (2021)Supérieur in Individual Oral Presentation (Advanced Level) (2022)
Volunteer Experience
Emergency Department Volunteer
Issued by Children's of Alabama on Sept 2022
Associated with Mayu A. NakanoMember Board of Directors
Issued by Huntington's Disease Society of America on May 2025
Associated with Mayu A. NakanoSurgical Unit Volunteer
Issued by University of Alabama at Birmingham on May 2022
Associated with Mayu A. NakanoClinical Shadowing
Issued by University of Alabama at Birmingham on Jul 2022
Associated with Mayu A. Nakano
Languages
- enEnglish
- jaJapanese
- frFrench
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