Brian Hu
Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Tsukuba- Claim this Profile
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Japanese Professional working proficiency
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Mandarin Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Methods and Statistics in Social Science - Final Research Project
CourseraNov, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization
CourseraNov, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Basic Statistics
CourseraSep, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Qualitative Research Methods
CourseraSep, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Quantitative Methods
CourseraAug, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)
CourseraDec, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Certificate of Accomplishment
Southeast Asia Ministers of Education OrganizationJun, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
JLPT N1
国際交流基金と財団法人日本国際教育支援協会Aug, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
MEXT Student 2017
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyApr, 2017- Oct, 2024
Experience
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University of Tsukuba
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Japan
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2019 - Present
This is a direct apprenticeship under Professor Aki Takahashi. Throughout the experience I directly worked on all aspects of the research process. This includes, but is not limited to: experiment design, animal (mouse) handling (in caring, experimentation, and euthanasia), data coding, video analysis, paper writing, and presentation preparation. Also participation in weekly meetings with professors and graduate students in Japanese and English. Projects:1. Investigation of Sensory Modality Differences in Social Instigation Heightened Aggression Assistance with experimental execution, data analysis, and presentation at an annual conference.2. Relation between microbiome and aggressive behavior in male mice. Assistance with experiment execution including, but not limited to, primary manipulator, animal care data collection, data coding, data entry, data analysis, surgical procedures, and writing. 3. Development of Estrogen Receptor alpha and beta in male and female mice. Assistant to PhD student's thesis. Operated fluorescent microscope to take pictures of brain slices. 4. The Effects of Maternal Separation and Maternal Stress on the Emotionality of C57BL/6N Male Mice Undergraduate Honor's Thesis which attempts to better an animal model of early life stress and future implications. Full responsibility of experimental design, execution, multiple test batteries, surgical procedures, writing, presentation, and defense.
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Research Translator Japanese to English
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Nov 2021 - Present
Main roles include:-Full translation of a first-edition Japanese medication guidebook for individuals with Developmental and Learning Disabilities to English. -Localization and naturalization of terms and phrases.-Correspond with team about universal design for the pamphlet.-Correspond with government organizations of distribution, improvements, and data collection.-Planning for localization and redistribution in foreign countries.
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English Teacher
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Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
Holistic English Teacher for Japanese primary school children. Main duties included:- Preparation of curriculum on a per class basis- Aiding Japanese children in their progress with speaking, reading, and writing in English- Providing a fun and enthusiastic atmosphere to keep children engaged- Navigation of a multi-cultural work environment Holistic English Teacher for Japanese primary school children. Main duties included:- Preparation of curriculum on a per class basis- Aiding Japanese children in their progress with speaking, reading, and writing in English- Providing a fun and enthusiastic atmosphere to keep children engaged- Navigation of a multi-cultural work environment
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Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
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Indonesia
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Higher Education
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500 - 600 Employee
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English Teacher for SEAMEO 2020
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Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
A special 1 month internship for Japanese students that I had the privilege to join in on. I had the experience of multi-cultural teaching at UPI's Laboratory Middle School for 7th graders, as well as interaction with 8th graders. This was a 1 month, 5 days a week, 4-6 classes per day where I created my own lesson plan based on the curriculum, taught, and evaluated 6 classes of 7th grade Indonesian students. Visit https://brianseameo.water.blog/ for details. A special 1 month internship for Japanese students that I had the privilege to join in on. I had the experience of multi-cultural teaching at UPI's Laboratory Middle School for 7th graders, as well as interaction with 8th graders. This was a 1 month, 5 days a week, 4-6 classes per day where I created my own lesson plan based on the curriculum, taught, and evaluated 6 classes of 7th grade Indonesian students. Visit https://brianseameo.water.blog/ for details.
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ESC in Nasu English Camp Captain and Sub-Chief
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Jun 2018 - Jul 2019
3 rounds of English camp Captain and 1 round of Sub-Chief over two years. As Captain, my roles were to facilitate English conversation between myself and 5-6 Japanese middle school children with limited to no exposure to daily English Usage. As Sub-Chief my roles were to facilitate conversation between children and captains, while making sure the itinerary over the camp days ran smoothly. I also had to communicate between Japanese Staff and Foreign Captains, acting as a counselor as well as a translator.
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Education
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2018 - 2022
University of Tsukuba
Bachelor of Psychology, Research and Experimental Psychology -
2017 - 2018
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Graduate, Japanese Language -
2015 - 2017
Sendagaya Japanese College
Graduate, Japanese Language -
2011 - 2015
John F. Kennedy High School
High School Diploma
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