JANE YUQIAN ZHANG
44 Cummington St, Boston, MA 02215
(617)785-6676 jyzhang@bu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (expected Sept 2011), M.S. (Jan 2008) in Biomedical Engineering
Boston University, Boston, MA
B. A. Sc. in Engineering Science, Biomedical Option (2001-2005)
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant / Ph.D. Student, 2008 – Present
Biomedical Microdevices and Microenvironments Lab, Boston University, Boston, MA
- Develop microfluidic point-of-care bio-chip for infectious disease diagnostics
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant / Master Student, 2006 – 2008
Biomedical Optics Lab, Boston University, Boston, MA
- Developed a non-invasive, real-time, and cost-effective fiber optic sensor of drug kinetics
- Led graduate class of 34 in 2 hr/week discussion and 3 hr/week lab for Molecular Cell Bioengineering
Assistant Director in Product Development, Summer 2007
Dynamic Throughput Inc. (a biotech start-up), Oakland, CA
- Managed and trained a development team of 20 professionals from electrical, optical, biological, software, and industrial design background to achieve technology transfer from patent to manufacturing
- Designed and built 3 nano-optical high throughput biosensor prototypes to reach the market in 12 months
- Drafted mechanical drawings with SolidWorks, achieved hardware control with LabView, implemented data acquisition and image processing with MATLAB
Cardiology & Radiology Group Engineering Assistan, Summer 2005
Baylis Medical Company (a medium bio-device company), Toronto, Canada
- Validated and verified cardiac radio frequency perforation catheter, wire, and accessories
- Searched prior art and contacted vendors on new precision control, plastic molding, and labeling methods
- Designed tools with SolidWorks and optimized protocols to increase manufacturing efficiency by 20 times
- Composed regulatory documentation and presented technical reports
Cardiology Research Intern, Summer 2004
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Studied the therapeutic effect of stem cell factor in heart failure post heart attack
Applications Programmer, 2002 – 2003
Datatrends Research Corporation (a small geophysics software company)
- Modeled and inverted quality factor to quantify seismic wave transmission through oil pipes and reservoirs
AWARDS
- CIMIT Applied Healthcare Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2007-09)
- CIMIT Innovation Congress “Most Innovative Research” Award (2008)
- BU Women’s Council Scholarship (2007)
- Whitaker Research Fellowship (2005)
- National Science and Engineering Research Council Scholarship (2005)
- John D. Schultz Science Student Scholarship (2004)
- Sigma Xi Student Research “Superior Student Poster” Award (2004)
ACTIVITIES
President, IPconnectED; IT Director, BU Chinese Students & Scholars Association, 2009-10
Fundraising Committee Chair, Engineers Without Borders BU Chapter, 2007-08
Captain, Intramural Volleyball, 1997-Present
Yearbook director (2004-05), Treasurer (2003-04), Newspaper director (2002-03), U of Toronto Chinese Engineering Students’ Association
LANGUAGES
Mandarin (fluent), Cantonese (fluent), French (beginner)