Yiping Li

Experience

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  Rutgers University

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

  -Created and implemented a questionnaire for parents of preschool children to collect daily food intake data-Analyzed diets of preschool children provided by their parents and collated data into tables and graphs-Publication (in preparation): Picky Eating and Food Neophobia in Low-Income Preschool Children -Organized and managed large research data sets -Conducted Environmental Audit using phone app in dining facilities, restaurants, convince stores and recreation facilities-Carried out 20 cognitive interviews with college students to validate research instruments

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, G.H. Cook Scholars Program

    Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, Nutritional Sciences Department

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2018
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  Douglass Cafe - Rutgers University

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  Student Worker

  -Prepared foods for customers and promoted healthy eating patterns.-Stocked foods properly based on different categories.

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  Case Western Reserve University

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  Dietetic Intern

  -Cooperated with RDs at various sites in Cleveland area for more than 700 hours with Pediatric counseling at University Hospital, Dialysis counseling at DaVita, Inpatient long-term nutrition care at Menorah Park, Community nutrition data management and assessment at Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland, Foodservice management at Chagrin Falls School District, and Crohn’s disease bench lab research at Case Western Reserve University -Documented nutrition needs for patients using electronic charts based on medical histories -Consulted and educated patients based on nutrition needs-Conducted physical exams on patients to assess malnutrition-Collected community demographic data to advocate reducing hunger and waste-Developed vigorous lab skills including DNA extraction and data analysis Show less

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  Utah State Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Dietetic Intern

  -Created educational materials for clients independently-Worked on community needs assessments for 13 agencies at Utah and the state-Attended and participated in weekly meetings for policy implement

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  Sodexo

  Mar 2020 - Jul 2021

  Clinical Dietitian

  -Served as a full-time RD for a total of 35 beds in Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Med-Rehab Departments and 120 beds in Acute Care Department-Completed nutrition assessments, MDS, and care plans-Consulted patients with diet, drugs, and nutrients interactions-Ordered special treatment diets and nutrition supplements for patients -Attended SNF and Med-Rehab weekly meetings and reported updated nutrition-related care methods-Led a Dietetic Intern (DI) at SNF and instructed DI with conducting nutrition assessments and documentation Show less

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  University of Southern California

  Sept 2021 - May 2023

  Graduate Research Assistant

  -Worked at Dr. Leda Chatzi's Lab, Center for Translational Research on Environmental Health-Worked on an independent project focusing on the association of ultra-processed food consumption and metabolic disease and use R Studio to build linear and logistic regressions-Assisted a PhD student with Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress — A Scoping Review by hand-searching 300+ articles, looking at statistically significant findings in applicable articles, creating tables and figures, and composing the results section of the scoping review-Completed literature review to assess potential confounders to outcomes of diet quality and type 2 diabetes Show less

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  Quantitative Biomedical Sciences at Dartmouth

  Sept 2023 - now

  -Analyze DNA-methylation and DNA-hydroxy methylation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) datasets by building the Dirichlet multinomial regression and centered log-ratio (CLR) linear regression models to detect genes that play important roles in kidney cancer-Integrate ccRCC DNA-methylation and RNA-sequencing datasets to assess gene-level differential expression to understand the linkage between DNA and RNA in kidney cancer-Aim to use the ccRCC DNA-methylation dataset to infer metabolomic biomarkers to further assist clinicians with kidney cancer prediction and post-surgery care-Host the DNA-methylation journal club composed by 11 graduate and Ph.D. students by selecting reading materials for each week, leading discussion sessions by proposing questions, and managing course time and registration Show less -Worked on DNA-methylation multinominal regressions comparison project using ccRCC datasets by conducting quality control and attempting to build the Dirichlet model under the guidance of Dr. Lucas Salas-Learned the use of Seurat from the peanut allergy single-cell sequencing project by replicating clustering figures and data integration under the guidance of Dr. Kenneth Hoehn to find clustered genes that are associated with -Worked independently on a Home Food Inventory (HFI) epidemiological study to see if HFI can affect the association between genes and obesity under the guidance of Dr. Diane Diamond-Gilbert Show less

  • Doctoral Student

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Graduate Research Assistant (Rotation)

    Sept 2023 - May 2024