Jack Wang
Biological Sciences and Psychology graduate from Stanford, currently pursuing MD degree and working as a Medical Student Research Fellow.
| Headline: | Inventor |
| Groups: | Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive] |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Meeting new people, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Receiving feedback |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Journals Neuron, Journal of Cell Biology, Journal of Neuroscience and Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
| Position: | Peer-reviewer |
| Time period: | August 2007 - Present |
| Employer: | Dept. of Neurobiology, Stanford School of Medicine |
| Position: | Medical Student Research Fellow |
| Time period: | August 2003 - Present |
| Description: | Mentor: Ben A. Barres, MD, PhD
Project Title: Intrinsic CNS regulation of neuronal degeneration and regeneration. |
| Employer: | Stanford University |
| Position: | Teaching experience |
| Time period: | May 2002 - May 2008 |
| Description: | 03/2008 - 06/2008 Head Teaching Assistant, Devbio/path296: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
01/2008 – 06/2008 Teaching Assistant, HHD 223: Human Health and Disease (Medical Pharmacology) (Stanford Medical School) 09/2007 -- 12/2007 Teaching Assistant, HHD 222: Human Health and Disease (Medical Physiology) (Stanford Medical School) 03/2006 – 06/2006 Teaching Assistant, HHD221: Human Health and Disease (Medical Pharmacology) (Stanford Medical School) 09/2005 – 06/2007 Head Teaching Assistant, Surg221: EMT Training and Application. (Stanford Medical School) 01/2003-04/2005 Course Coordinator, Bio44Y: Core Experimental Immunology. (Stanford Dept of Biology) 09/2002-01/2004 Head Teaching Assistant, Bio44X: Core Experimental Genetics. (Stanford Dept of Biology) 06/2002-09/2002 Head Teaching Assistant, Anthrosci10SC: Darwin, Evolution and Galapagos. (Stanford Dept of Anthropology) |
| Employer: | Dept of Pathology, Stanford School of Medicine |
| Position: | Undergraduate Researcher |
| Time period: | December 2001 - May 2003 |
| Description: | Mentor: Jeff D. Axelrod, MD, PhD
Honors Thesis Title: A Genetic Over-expression Screen for Novel Planar Cell Polarity Genes on the X-Chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Biological Sciences with Honors and Psychology, BS, BA |
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2003 - Present |
| Degree: | Medicine, MD |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Peer-Reviwed Publications
1. Wang JT, Kunzevitzky N, Dugas JC, Cameron M, Barres BA, Goldberg JL. (2007). Disease gene candidates revealed by expression profiling of retinal ganglion cells development. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(32):8593-603. 2. Goldberg JL, Vargas ME, Wang JT, Mandemakers W, Oster SF, Sretavan DW, Barres BA. (2004). An oligodendrocyte lineage-specific semaphorinm Sema5A, inhibits axon growth by retinal ganglion cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(21): 4989-99. Published Abstracts Wang JT, Vargas ME, and Bares BA (2008). Protein Phosphatase 2A and its Role in Regulating Axonal Neurofilament Sensitivity to Degradation During Axonal Degeneration. Society for Neuroscience. Wang JT, Vargas ME, and Barres BA (2007). Functional Genomic Analysis of Wlds Retinal Ganglion Cells. Society for Neuroscience. Wang JT, Vargas ME, and Barres BA (2007). What is the Mechanism of Wlds-mediated Axon Protection? International Symposium on Neural Regeneration. Wang JT and Barres BA (2007). How Do Cyp1b1 Mutations Cause Glaucoma? Howard Hughes Medical Institute Symposium. |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | 10/2006- Present Member, Society for Neuroscience
05/2007- Present Member, American Academy of Neurology |
| Awards: | 3/2007 Student Delegate, International Achievement Summit 6/2007-6/2008 Adelson Neural Repair & Rehabilitation Research Grant
6/2006-6/2007 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowship 9/2005-6/2007 Stanford Medical Scholars Research Fellowship 6/2003 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 9/2002-6/2003 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Grant 2002 Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology 2001 Eta Sigma, National Academic Honor Society |
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