is a sophomore studying biology at MIT. Charles decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it would be an excellent
opportunity to explore the manipulation of fundamental
principles of life to engineer innovative solutions to challenging problems. He hopes to use the
leadership and technical skills he gains from iGEM to help him in his aspiration of becoming a
clinical physician. Charles has previous lab experience from working at the
National Yang-Ming Medical University Department of
Physiology Clinical Medicine Core Lab. While there, he
researched the effect of anti- inflammatory chemicals on
the recovery rate of wounded alveolar epithelial cells and
designed a new error-minimizing measurement technique utilizing
basic geometry software.
Outside the lab, Charles spends his free time leading the
MIT Freshman Heavyweight Crew as a
coxswain. Charles is also an Eagle Scout studies
viola and chamber music with Professor Marcus Thompson.