Scholar Profile

Jingyu Zhang

Medicine

Biography

Jingyu is a senior at Stanford majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Computer Science. She is interested in pursuing a career at the intersection of clinical and academic medicine. She currently works with the Greicius Lab in Stanford’s neuroscience department to investigate genetic mutations that may have significant implications in the heredity and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Outside of classes and research, Jingyu volunteers as a pre-clinician at a local free clinic and as a teaching assistant in a high school classroom to help youths who recently arrived from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico adjust to life in the U.S. Jingyu loves playing badminton, hiking, watching documentaries, and reading historical fiction novels. She is always looking for a book or song recommendation!

High school:  Stuyvesant High School

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