(Last updated 5.30.2010)
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Stanford, CA (9/2005 – 6/2009)
B.S. Biological Sciences
Major GPA: 3.8; Cumulative GPA: 3.6
Minor in Computer Science
Test scores: MCAT: 38/45 (98%); SAT: 1570/1600 (99+%)
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (7/2009-06/2013)
Medical Degree candidate
Medical Ethics concentration
Management concentration
MEDICALLY RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Humanism in Medicine Committee, Baylor College of Medicine (3/2010 – present)
- Anatomy practice practical pinning team, Baylor College of Medicine (9/2009 – present)
- Anatomy tutoring program co-director, Baylor College of Medicine (9/2009 – present)
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Webmaster, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine (4/2010 – present)
- Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University (01/2008 – 06/2009)
- Taught sections in organic chemistry and biochemistry courses for both undergraduate and graduate students
- Residential Computer Consultant, Stanford University (09/2007 – 06/2009)
- Managed a computer cluster at Stanford University; network oversight, as well as maintenance and troubleshooting
- Research Assistant, Nadeau Lab, Stanford University (05/2007 – 06/2009)
- Studied, characterized, and published research on the pathology of pediatric idiopathic neutropenia and eosinophilic esophagitis. Presented discoveries at national conferences and various symposiums.
- Social Entrepreneur, www.gumballcapital.org (02/2007 – 06/2009)
- Helped start Gumball Capital, a non-profit that seeks to engage college students in entrepreneurship for social change through microfinance
- Research Assistant, Takeda Lab, Kyoto University School of Medicine (06/2005 – 09/2005)
- Experimented on portions of the BRCA2 gene through bacterial modeling with E. coli
- Speech coach, Kyoto University School of Medicine English Speaking Society (06/2005 - 09/2005)
- Prepped and trained the collegiate team that won Japan’s national speech-giving competition in both the individual and team presentation categories.
- Research Assistant, Mohan Lab, UT Southwestern Medical Center (06/2003 – 05/2005)
- Used microarrays to show upregulation of interferon regulatory factor-1 in mesangial cells
PUBLICATIONS
- Nadeau KC, Callejas A, Wong WB, Joh JW, Cohen HJ, Jeng MR, “Idiopathic neutropenia of childhood is associated with Fas/FasL expression,” Clinical Immunology, Vol. 129(3), Pages 438-47, Dec. 2008.
- Fu Y, Xie C, Yan M, Li Q, Joh JW, Lu C, and Mohan C. “The lipopolysaccharide-triggered mesangial transcriptome: Evaluating the role of interferon regulatory factor-1.” Kidney International. April 2005.
- Hochegger, Helfrid et al. “Parp-1 protects homologous recombination from interference by Ku and Ligase IV in vertebrate cells.” The EMBO Journal. 22 March 2006. (Not a contributing author; acknowledged for critical reading of the manuscript during the submission process)
- Reviewer for upcoming book The Psychology of Facebook
- Contributing author to The Stanford Spirit
ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS
- Joh JW, Callejas A, Wong W, Cohen HJ, Nadeau K, Jeng M. “Role of Fas/FasL Pathway in Pediatric Idiopathic Neutropenia” Dec. 2007. American Society of Hematology. Atlanta, GA. (poster presentation)
- Joh JW, et al. “Identifying Eosinophilic Esophagitis through Evaluation of Plasma Biomarkers” March 2009. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Washington, DC. (poster presentation)
ADDENDUM
Coding experience (experience time, largest design/contribution in lines of code):
- C (0.5 year, 1200)
- C++ (3 years, 700)
- Java (3.5 years, 800)
- Python (0.5 year, 150)
- Scheme (0.5 year, 350)
Two-time winner of Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Week Innovation Challenge (Most Audacious & Grand Prize Judges’ Award)
Capable in Korean, Japanese, Spanish
Certified mediator, trained through Santa Clara County, CA
Certified mixologist, National Bartenders School
Self-defense instructor
Adobe Photoshop, iMovie, iWork, Microsoft Office
High school valedictorian (562 members in graduating class)
2005 National Merit Scholar
2005 National AP Scholar