User:Nikkichun
Nikki Chun
Contact Information
Email: Nikkichun
Nikki Chun
1 LMU Drive, MSB13618
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Education
Loyola Marymount University, Class of 2026
- Biology, B.S.
- Math, B.A.
Upper Division Courses Taken
Fall 2024
- Molecular Biology Applications (BIOL 490)
- Biochemistry (CHEM 370)
- Biochemistry Lab (CHEM 371)
- Epidemiology (BIOL 472)
- Advanced Linear Algebra (MATH 450)
Spring 2025
- Biomathmatical Modeling (BIOL 388)
- Plants Pharmacy and Medicine (BIOL 355)
- Abstract Algebra (MATH 333)
Career Interests
Molecular Biology and Computational Biology
Research Experience
Member of Dahlquist Lab
Since fall 2023, I have been working under Dr. Dahlquist (Biology Dept.) and Dr. Fitzpatrick (Math Dept.) on GRNmap, a Matlab program used to model gene regulatory networks.
Work Experience
- Molecular Biology Teaching Assistant | LMU Biology | January 2025 – Present
- Perform all necessary prep work for student experiments and assist professors with grading and teaching.
- Math Tutor | LMU Academic Resource Center | August 2024 – Present
- Assist students in group and 1 on 1 study sessions with material for lower-division math courses, primarily Calculus and Statistics courses
- Microbiology Prep Technician | LMU Biology | January 2024 – December 2024
- Prepared media and laboratory spaces for the microbiology laboratories
- Biology 111 Teaching Assistant | LMU Biology | August 2023 – December 2023
- Prepare lesson plans for the first-year lab course for students through basic laboratory skills
- General Stockroom Technician | LMU Biology | August 2022 – May 2023
- Prepare media and laboratory spaces for lower division biology courses and maintain the stockroom and outside garden spaces
Personal Interests
In my free time, I like to do crafts such as crocheting and sewing. I hope to start quilting this year!
Favorite Aspect of Biology
Ever since I learned about DNA I thought it was fascinating. I remember learning what DNA stood for and thinking I knew everything. I think growing up in a time when the human genome project had been completed semi-recently and a great deal of discoveries within molecular biology were allowing for great advancements within the field was a very unique experience and the wonder and awe surrounding those discoveries was something I wanted to be a part of.
Favorite Aspect of Mathematics
The main reason I originally pursued math was because everyone told me I was good with numbers growing up. As an elementary and middle school student, I found safety within math because it felt a lot more concrete than other subjects. While my upper-division courses have caused most of math's safety and concreteness to fall away, my love for math remains. Discovering the field of pure math has opened up a completely different type of thinking and given me various analytical skills that encourage me to continue to learn about math.
Acknowledgements
Except for what is noted above, this individual journal entry was completed by me and not copied from another source.
Nikkichun (talk) 19:15, 20 January 2025 (PST)
References
OpenWetWare. (2025). BIOL388/S25:Week 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025, from [1]
