Huimin Zhao Research Group
| Undergraduate Research
01 Mar 2016 -
Present
Urbana, IL
o Primary project is iBioCAD, a high-throughput plasmid design webapp
• http://ibiocad.igb.illinois.edu (Website)
• https://github.com/scottweis1/iBioCAD (Code repository)
• Took online courses to learn web development and programmed the website from scratch with a Python back-end
o Performed wet lab experimentation for secondary projects as proof-of-concept and optimization work
o Recently began a side project for the iBioFAB (Illinois Biological Foundry for Advanced Biomanufacturing) system
• Designed, built, and tested an apparatus capable of performing automated, high-throughput Miniprep
Culver's
| Front of House Retail
19 May 2014 -
26 Jul 2015
Bolingbrook, IL
Taken leadership in a entry-level minimum wage job when possible. Given responsibilities by management above those of regular workers.