User:Derek Ju
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Contact Info
- Derek Ju
- MIT
- Calabasas, CA
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Education
- Class of 2011, MIT Biological Engineering
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- MIT iGEM Team 2008
- See protocols I posted under Lactobacillus
- Questions? Email me at derekju AT mit DOT edu
Registration/Questionnaire: 20.109 Spring 2009
Last Name
Ju
First Name
Derek
Course/Minor
20
Year of Graduation
2011
Telephone #
(818) 943-7348
derekju AT mit DOT edu
Potentially Relevant Background
Have you taken/are you taking... | Answer yes/no/when |
7.05/5.07 (Biochemistry) | Yes, currently taking |
7.06 (Cell Biology) | No, Fall 2009 |
7.03 (Genetics) | Yes, Fall 2008 |
7.02 (General Biology Lab) | No |
5.310 (General Chemistry Lab) | No |
Do you have experience with... | Answer yes/no/type |
Cell culture (microbial/mammalian/yeast?) | Yes, Bacterial - E. Coli, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, L. lactis, L. acidophilus, Lactococcus lactis, S. mutans |
Molecular biology (electrophoresis, PCR, etc) | Yes, electrophoresis, PCR, standard plasmid/genomic DNA work, bacterial transformation (chemically, electroporation) |
Please briefly describe any previous laboratory experience
- UCLA Bioengineering Dept (Benjamin Wu Lab)- Fatigue life testing of Nickel-Titanium dental drilling instruments
- MIT iGEM Team (Drew Endy, Tom Knight Labs)- Worked to create a novel probiotic form of Lactobacillus that would secrete peptide p1025 in yogurt and prevent tooth decay
- UCSF Cardiac Engineering Lab (Elaine Tseng Lab)- Worked on in-vitro model of aortic valve disease and aortic dissections to test new methods of percutaneously repairing aortic valves and dissections
Anything else you would like us to know?
Clubs/Activities on campus:
- Medlinks
- Biomatrix
- Universities Allied for Essential Medicine
- Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
- Trying to find a new UROP =)