Jason L. Tran
email: jason.tran@berkeley.edu | phone: 714-363-2625 | website: jason.lt
Education
University of California, Berkeley May, 2012B.A., Integrative Biology, emphasis in evolutionary biology (GPA 3.6)
Work Experience
Berkeley Builds Capacity, [uhs.berkeley.edu/bbc]
Project Coordinator [30hr/wk] December 2011 – October 2015
- Collaborate with community organizations to develop HIV testing events.
- Train and mentor outreach workers and HIV test counselors.
- Develop, maintain and update testing and referral protocols.
- Provide client-centered HIV counseling to at-risk populations in the East Bay.
Academic Services Center, UC Berkeley, [academicservices.berkeley.edu]
Chemistry Tutor [15 hrs/wk] August 2010 – May 2011
- Prepared and taught weekly general and organic chemistry workshops to undergraduate students.
Plants Systematics Division, Universität Kassel, [uni-kassel.de/fb19/botany]
Research Assistant [40 hrs/wk] May 2010 – August 2010
- Scholarship awarded to perform research in Kassel, Germany.
- Gathered genetic information using DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing.
- Analyzed data to determine the phylogeny (relatedness) of Pitcairnia, a Bromeliaceae (plant) genus by comparing rpl32
sequences (ribosomal DNA)
Volunteer Experience
Berkeley Free Clinic, [berkeleyfreeclinic.org]
Section Coordinator, Men's Health Collective [20hrs/wk] April 2012 - present
- Update, review and flag client charts to improve continuity and quality of care.
- Communicate with public health departments to ensure client partner follow-ups.
- Tabulate morbidity and demographic statistics.
- Train new volunteers and medics.
- Provide assessment and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Developed occupational exposure team to respond to needle sticks
- Wrote grants to fund services provided.
Certified Enrollment Counselor [10 hrs/wk] November 2013 – present
- Assist uninsured clients in enrolling in Medi-Cal and Covered California-subsidized plans.
- Develop of enrollment program within clinic with 10 other volunteers including generation and documentation of base
of knowledge around the state of health coverage in Alameda County.
UC Berkeley - Department of Integrative Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant, [research.berkeley.edu/urap] September 2009 - May 2011
- Developed and maintained database of Type III Secreteion systems.
- Investigated homologies (similarities) in bacterial flagella
Tools and Techniques
Statistical Programming
: Python (pandas, numpy, sci-kit learn), Julia/Matlab
Front End and Visualization
: Javascript, D3JS, AngualarJS, Django
- Collaborate with community organizations to develop HIV testing events.
- Train and mentor outreach workers and HIV test counselors.
- Develop, maintain and update testing and referral protocols.
- Provide client-centered HIV counseling to at-risk populations in the East Bay.
Academic Services Center, UC Berkeley, [academicservices.berkeley.edu]
Chemistry Tutor [15 hrs/wk] August 2010 – May 2011
- Prepared and taught weekly general and organic chemistry workshops to undergraduate students.
Plants Systematics Division, Universität Kassel, [uni-kassel.de/fb19/botany]
Research Assistant [40 hrs/wk] May 2010 – August 2010
- Scholarship awarded to perform research in Kassel, Germany.
- Gathered genetic information using DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing.
- Analyzed data to determine the phylogeny (relatedness) of Pitcairnia, a Bromeliaceae (plant) genus by comparing rpl32
sequences (ribosomal DNA)
Volunteer Experience
Berkeley Free Clinic, [berkeleyfreeclinic.org]
Section Coordinator, Men's Health Collective [20hrs/wk] April 2012 - present
- Update, review and flag client charts to improve continuity and quality of care.
- Communicate with public health departments to ensure client partner follow-ups.
- Tabulate morbidity and demographic statistics.
- Train new volunteers and medics.
- Provide assessment and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Developed occupational exposure team to respond to needle sticks
- Wrote grants to fund services provided.
Certified Enrollment Counselor [10 hrs/wk] November 2013 – present
- Assist uninsured clients in enrolling in Medi-Cal and Covered California-subsidized plans.
- Develop of enrollment program within clinic with 10 other volunteers including generation and documentation of base
of knowledge around the state of health coverage in Alameda County.
UC Berkeley - Department of Integrative Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant, [research.berkeley.edu/urap] September 2009 - May 2011
- Developed and maintained database of Type III Secreteion systems.
- Investigated homologies (similarities) in bacterial flagella
Tools and Techniques
Statistical Programming
: Python (pandas, numpy, sci-kit learn), Julia/Matlab
Front End and Visualization
: Javascript, D3JS, AngualarJS, Django
- Prepared and taught weekly general and organic chemistry workshops to undergraduate students.
Plants Systematics Division, Universität Kassel, [uni-kassel.de/fb19/botany]
Research Assistant [40 hrs/wk] May 2010 – August 2010
- Scholarship awarded to perform research in Kassel, Germany.
- Gathered genetic information using DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing.
- Analyzed data to determine the phylogeny (relatedness) of Pitcairnia, a Bromeliaceae (plant) genus by comparing rpl32
sequences (ribosomal DNA)
Volunteer Experience
Berkeley Free Clinic, [berkeleyfreeclinic.org]
Section Coordinator, Men's Health Collective [20hrs/wk] April 2012 - present
- Update, review and flag client charts to improve continuity and quality of care.
- Communicate with public health departments to ensure client partner follow-ups.
- Tabulate morbidity and demographic statistics.
- Train new volunteers and medics.
- Provide assessment and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Developed occupational exposure team to respond to needle sticks
- Wrote grants to fund services provided.
Certified Enrollment Counselor [10 hrs/wk] November 2013 – present
- Assist uninsured clients in enrolling in Medi-Cal and Covered California-subsidized plans.
- Develop of enrollment program within clinic with 10 other volunteers including generation and documentation of base
of knowledge around the state of health coverage in Alameda County.
UC Berkeley - Department of Integrative Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant, [research.berkeley.edu/urap] September 2009 - May 2011
- Developed and maintained database of Type III Secreteion systems.
- Investigated homologies (similarities) in bacterial flagella
Tools and Techniques
Statistical Programming
: Python (pandas, numpy, sci-kit learn), Julia/Matlab
Front End and Visualization
: Javascript, D3JS, AngualarJS, Django
- Scholarship awarded to perform research in Kassel, Germany.
- Gathered genetic information using DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing.
- Analyzed data to determine the phylogeny (relatedness) of Pitcairnia, a Bromeliaceae (plant) genus by comparing rpl32 sequences (ribosomal DNA)
Volunteer Experience
Berkeley Free Clinic, [berkeleyfreeclinic.org]
Section Coordinator, Men's Health Collective [20hrs/wk] April 2012 - present
- Update, review and flag client charts to improve continuity and quality of care.
- Communicate with public health departments to ensure client partner follow-ups.
- Tabulate morbidity and demographic statistics.
- Train new volunteers and medics.
- Provide assessment and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Developed occupational exposure team to respond to needle sticks
- Wrote grants to fund services provided.
Certified Enrollment Counselor [10 hrs/wk] November 2013 – present
- Assist uninsured clients in enrolling in Medi-Cal and Covered California-subsidized plans.
- Develop of enrollment program within clinic with 10 other volunteers including generation and documentation of base of knowledge around the state of health coverage in Alameda County.
UC Berkeley - Department of Integrative Biology
Undergraduate Research Assistant, [research.berkeley.edu/urap] September 2009 - May 2011
- Developed and maintained database of Type III Secreteion systems.
- Investigated homologies (similarities) in bacterial flagella
Tools and Techniques
Statistical Programming : Python (pandas, numpy, sci-kit learn), Julia/MatlabFront End and Visualization : Javascript, D3JS, AngualarJS, Django