Ryan Wang

Research Intern at Center for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington
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San Francisco Bay Area
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Intern
      • May 2023 - Present

      -Selected for the NSF-REU in Sensorimotor Neural Engineering at UW CNT -Implement self-supervised neural electrocorticography (ECoG) decoder for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) using cross-modal data on non-human primates (NHP) -Mentors: Dr. Amy Orsborn, Katherine Perks -Selected for the NSF-REU in Sensorimotor Neural Engineering at UW CNT -Implement self-supervised neural electrocorticography (ECoG) decoder for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) using cross-modal data on non-human primates (NHP) -Mentors: Dr. Amy Orsborn, Katherine Perks

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Intern
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      -Selected for the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) Scholars SRI -Investigated vaccination rates, patterns, and policy in disaggregated Asian subgroups -Investigated sleep quality and duration in disaggregated Asian groups to identify patterns and risk factors to sleep outcomes -Mentors: Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, Dr. Lauren Eggert, Dr. Malathi Srinivasan, Dr. Latha Palaniappan -Selected for the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) Scholars SRI -Investigated vaccination rates, patterns, and policy in disaggregated Asian subgroups -Investigated sleep quality and duration in disaggregated Asian groups to identify patterns and risk factors to sleep outcomes -Mentors: Dr. Shanthi Kappagoda, Dr. Lauren Eggert, Dr. Malathi Srinivasan, Dr. Latha Palaniappan

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Peer Research Advisor
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      Employed by Rice’s Office for Undergraduate Research Inquiry (OURI) to promote research at Rice. Host office hours, attend OURI workshops, organize events to share information regarding research. Also serve on an advisory board, providing feedback to OURI staff on how to improve outreach efforts.

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant, Szablowski Lab for Noninvasive Neuroengineering
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      -Lab Assistant under Dr. Jerzy Szablowski, Manwal Harb -Evaluate feasibility of multiplexed Acoustically Targeted Chemogenetics (ATAC) using focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier opening (FUS-BBBO) and Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs) - Apply lab techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, bacterial culturing, plasmid purification, immunohistochemistry, mounting/imaging/analysis of brain samples, surgical and animal handling protocols, cardiac… Show more -Lab Assistant under Dr. Jerzy Szablowski, Manwal Harb -Evaluate feasibility of multiplexed Acoustically Targeted Chemogenetics (ATAC) using focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier opening (FUS-BBBO) and Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs) - Apply lab techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis, bacterial culturing, plasmid purification, immunohistochemistry, mounting/imaging/analysis of brain samples, surgical and animal handling protocols, cardiac perfusion, tissue harvesting. -Develop method for acoustically-targeted measurement of transgene expression in the brain -Implemented fringe projection profilometry (FPP) to improve calibration for focused ultrasound (FUS) in the context of blood-brain barrier disruption and spatially precise drug delivery -Managed all software components of the FPP project using C and Matlab, including programs for the fringe projection mapping, calibration of hardware, and data processing/visualization

    • Youth Soccer Referee
      • Apr 2016 - Nov 2020

      US Soccer Federation certified referee US Soccer Federation certified referee

Education

  • Rice University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
    2020 - 2024
  • Rice University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science
    2020 - 2024
  • Gunn High School
    2016 - 2020
  • CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange
    Intensive Spanish Language and Culture Study Abroad Program (Alicante, Spain)
    2019 - 2019

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