Ji Woo P
- Research Program Mentor
PhD candidate at Princeton University
Expertise
Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Protein Structure, Virology
Bio
Hello, my name is Ji Woo and I'm currently a PhD student in Princeton University studying molecular biology. My passion for science is mainly driven by my desire to discover the underlying mechanism of various immunological and pathological processes. As an undergraduate student, I spent two and a half years researching the dsRNA recognition mechanism in autoimmune responses at Harvard Medical School, and after my undergrad, I spent two years at a biotech company called Foundation Medicine Inc. as a bioinformatics analyst looking at clinical genomic data of cancer patients. My current research interest is primarily focused on cancer cell immune evasion mechanisms! Aside from studying biology, I love cooking and playing golf with my friends! Gardening is also a huge interest of mine, although I'm definitely not good at it... yet. Although I haven't played it in a while, I'm also a huge Fifa fan, and one of my dreams is to watch a Premier League match in person.Project ideas
Literature review on mitochondrial membrane dynamics
Mitochondria is an incredible dynamic organelle known to fuse with each other to mediate multiple different signaling pathways. The role of the mitochondrial structure in cell fate and metabolism is still relatively unknown to many cell biologists. In this project, student will review the currently published research articles on this topic, analyze reported data, find any discrepancy that exists between different papers, and formulate a novel hypothesis.
Bioinformatic data analysis on cancer metastasis
Student will learn basic bioinformatic analysis skills used in literature today such as gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), and learn to interpret the result side-by-side with publically available patient data through analysis of the Kaplan-Meier curve. Identification and summary of possible cancer metastasis driver genes can be reported in a form of a commentary or a scientific review.
Writing a scientific grant proposal
Student will learn how to write and present a novel research project in the form of a grant proposal. Specifically, a format that mimics that of the National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate research fellowship program (GRFP) grant proposal will be used.