CV

General Information

Full Name Ting Zhai
Position PhD Candidate at Harvard University
Location Boston, MA, USA

Education

  • 2021 - Present
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Population Health Sciences
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • {"Dissertation"=>"Precision Medicine - Biomarkers of Genome Integrity in Guiding Better Lung Cancer Outcomes"}
  • 2019 - 2021
    Master of Science (MS), Epidemiology
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • {"Thesis"=>"Pulmonary Function and Overall Survival in Lung Cancer Patients"}
  • 2014 - 2019
    Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS), Preventive Medicine
    Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
    • {"Thesis"=>"Carbon Black Exposure, DNA Methylation, and Lung Function Impairment in Chinese Diesel Workers"}

Experience

  • 2021 - Present
    Doctoral Researcher
    Harvard University - John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences
  • 2019 - Present
    Student Researcher
    Harvard University - Department of Environmental Health & Epidemiology
  • 2020 - 2021
    Student Intern
    University of New Mexico - Health Sciences Center
  • Summer 2018
    Student Intern
    Yale University - Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Teaching

  • 2023 - 2024
    Teaching Fellow, EPI 528 - Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    • Supervised and mentored 8 research teams through systematic review, meta-analysis, and manuscript preparation.
  • Fall 2023
    Teaching Fellow, ID 201 - Core Principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    • Led weekly lab sessions (15 students), provided statistical guidance, held office hours, and graded assignments.
  • Fall 2022
    Teaching Fellow, EPI 201 & EPI 202 - Introduction to Epidemiology Methods I & II
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    • Instructed weekly lab sections (25 students), prepared homework solutions, conducted office hours, and graded assignments.
  • 2020 - 2021
    Student Program Assistant, Epidemiology Department
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    • Organized student networking events, managed course materials on Canvas, and hosted the thesis symposium for EPI SM2 students.

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Best Student Poster, John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences
  • 2023
    • Student and New Investigator Travel Awards, Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society (EMGS)
  • 2022
    • Abstract Scholarship, American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Professional Activities

  • Journal Reviewer
    • JAMA Network Open, BJOG, International Journal of Surgery, BMC Cancer, BMC Pulmonary Medicine, JTO Clinical and Research Reports (Top 25 Reviewers in 2023)
  • Professional Memberships
    • Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society (EMGS)
    • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    • American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Skills

  • Software & Programming
    • R, SAS, STATA, Python, Linux/Unix, REDCap
  • Bioinformatics
    • WGS/WES, RNA-Seq, DNA Methylation, NGS Processing, Variant Calling & Annotation, GWAS/EWAS, Mendelian Randomization
  • Epidemiology & Biostatistics
    • Causal Inference, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Survival Analysis, Longitudinal Analysis
  • Laboratory Techniques
    • Flow Cytometry, qPCR, Western Blot, Blood Sample Processing, Cell Culture, Mouse Models

Languages

  • English
  • Chinese