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Allen Zhu
Graduate Student at Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Overview
Allen Zhu is a graduate student at Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley. He has experience as a Research Technician at Columbia University and has interned at Sangamo BioSciences, showcasing a strong background in research and academia.
Zhu has invested in a variety of companies across different stages and sectors, including Nexl, CorePlan, and Deckard Technologies, demonstrating a keen interest and involvement in the startup and venture capital ecosystem.
Work Experience
Graduate Student
2014 - Current
Research Technician B
2013 - 2014
My project’s long-term goal is to develop a novel method of investigating how diseases are related to abnormalities in the composition of microbial species present in the mammalian gut through a genetic-engineering approach. The strategy will be to design synthetic microbes that are adept at establishing their presence in the mammalian gut and using them as carriers to deliver foreign genes that will impact the composition of endogenous gut-microbes.
Research Intern
2012 - 2013
I was a member of the Gene Modification Group and I worked on numerous projects centered on targeted gene modification using Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) with the objective of developing novel means to cure Sickle-Cell Disease and other genetically transmitted ailments.
Sangamo researches, develops and commercializes engineered DNA-binding proteins for the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
Raised $546,100,000.00 from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
Research Apprentice
2010 - 2011
I worked on an honors research project that sought to gain a better understanding of the interaction between two proteins of a DNA repair checkpoint, the 9-1-1 (Rad9-Rad1-Hus1) checkpoint-clamp and the N-terminal domain of the TopBP1 (Topoisomerase-II Binding Protein 1) mediator protein, by characterizing the structure of a complex between the two proteins using an electron microscope. The primary objective was to acquire information needed for the creation of designer drugs that will increase the efficiency of the DNA repair pathway.
Research Apprentice
2010 - 2011
Undergraduate Research Assitant
2010 - 2010
http://MCB.Berkeley.Edu/Labs/Werblin/