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A wastewater treatment system that simultaneously cleans waters and generates electricity
Startup type: Company
Status: Active
Stage: Prototyping
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Cascade Clean Energy, Santa Clara, CA
Position:
Vice President
Time period:
July 2007 - Present
Description:
Revolutionized wastewater treatment to clean waters and generate clean energy.
Employer:
National Naval Medical Center - Pediatrics, Bethesda, MD
Position:
Clinical Research Coordinator
Time period:
June 2007 - September 2007
Description:
Investigated the prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia in healthy 1-3 year old toddlers.
Employer:
Stanford University School of Medicine - Center for Neuroscience, Stanford, CA
Position:
Clinical Research Assistant
Time period:
January 2007 - June 2008
Description:
Conducted primary and secondary research on bipolar disorder, insulin resistance, PCOS, atypical antipsychotics, and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Employer:
Ashager Inc., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position:
Founding Member
Time period:
September 2004 - June 2008
Description:
Co-founded the 501c3 NGO to abridge the healthcare gap in Ethiopia through telemedicine and diffusion of medical resources to empower citizens.
Employer:
Hanawalt DNA Repair Lab, Stanford, CA
Position:
Undergraduate Researcher
Time period:
September 2004 - January 2007
Description:
Investigated the effect of psoralen induced monoadducts and interstrand crosslinks on DNA transcription (T7 and RNAPII) and DNA repair machinery.
Employer:
National Institutes of Health - Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, MD
Position:
Summer Intern
Time period:
June 2003 - September 2003
Description:
Localized and characterized homozygously deleted genes on chromosome 9p as putative tumor suppressor genes for lung cancer.
EDUCATION
University:
Stanford University
Time period:
2004 - 2008
Degree:
Biological Sciences, BSc
PUBLICATIONS
Papers:
-Jiang B., Shan Z., Wiest J. "Localizing and Characterizing Homozygously Deleted Genes on Chromosome 9p." NIH Research at the Frontiers Symposium, August 2003
-Jiang B., Tornaletti S., Hanawalt P. "Effect of Psoralen Monoadducts and Interstrand Crosslinks on Transcription Elongation by Eukaryotic RNA Polymerase II." Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Stanford University Major Grant, June 2006.
-Kenna H., Jiang B., Rasgon N. “Effects of Mood Disorders and Treatments on Reproductive and Metabolic Function.” The Harvard Review of Psychiatry, April 2008.
-Kenna H., Reynolds M., Jiang B., Rasgon N. “Insulin Resistance Link Between Depressive Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease." Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Neuropsychiatric Disease, Informa Healthcare. Pages 103-139. May 2008.
-Vemuri M., Stemmle P., Jiang B., Morenkova A., Rasgon N. "Insulin resistance in Bipolar Women: Effects of Mood Stabilizing Drugs." Modern trends in Pharmacopsychiatry, Vol 1. Karger, May 2008.
-Jiang B., Kenna H., Rasgon N. "Genetic Overlap between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Bipolar Disorder: The Endophenotype Hypothesis." Current Medical Hypotheses, September 2008.
INFORMATION
Sports:
Tennis, Basketball, Swimming
Awards:
DFJ Venture Challenge Finalist 2008, Stanford Social-E Challenge 4th Place Winner 2008, California Clean Tech Open Finalist 2007 and 2008, Stanford UROP Major Grant Winner 2006, Monster.com NCAA Final Four Scholar 2005, Tylenol Healthcare Scholar 2005, Coca-Cola Scholar 2004, Dr. Ben Carson Scholar 2004.
Cascade Clean Energy
