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Xicheng Yang

Undergraduate Student

Madison

[email protected]

+1 6086218658

About

Undergraduate in Biomedical Engineering with a developing focus on bioinformatics and computational biology. Skilled in molecular biology methods and data-driven analysis, with interests spanning protein engineering, mass spectrometry, and fluorescence-based screening. Strong emphasis on bridging wet-lab experimentation with computational approaches to advance biomedical research and translational applications.

Experience

Student Researcher

Hu CIPT Lab, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mar 2024 - Oct 2025

  • Conducted research on programmable immunoprobiotics, splittable bio-systems, personalized cancer vaccines, and checkpoint-blockade immunotherapy.
  • Performed cell culture and in vivo experiments, including tumor modeling and resection, IVIS imaging, and protein immunoassays.
  • Managed data analysis and figure production, and contributed to multiple publications.

Student Researcher

Nanjing Medical University

May 2022 - Aug 2025

  • Conducted research with graduate students, contributed to a multi-year project focused on discovering PSD95–nNOS uncoupling agents for stroke and neurodegenerative disease treatment.
  • Gained experience in bioconjugation chemistry, protein production workflows, and fluorescence-based assays.
  • Supported the preparation of multiple publications, including experimental design, data analysis, figure generation, and revision responses.

Research Intern

Suzhou Curemed Biopharma Technology

Jul 2025

  • Worked as a student research intern at a company producing purified mRNA and protein, participating in the full production workflow.
  • Learned and applied molecular cloning, protein expression, and multiple protein purification methods, including Ni-NTA affinity, ion exchange, hydrophobic interaction, and size-exclusion chromatography.
  • Verified product quality using SDS-PAGE, Western blot, and Coomassie staining; maintained sterile techniques for bacterial culture and transformation.

Education

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Certificate in Computer Science

Sept 2023 - May 2027

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Dry Lab