Charles Hsu

is an early standing sophomore studying biology at MIT whose research interests cover a wide range of topics. Charles decided to participate in iGEM because he felt it was an excellent opportunity to be able to explore the ways in which scientists can manipulate the 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 future aspirations to become a physician and to own his own clinic. Charles also 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 helped design a new measurement technique utilizing basic geometry software to reduce overall degree of error. Outside the lab, Charles spends his free time leading the MIT Freshman Heavyweight Crew to success as a coxswain. Charles is also an Emerson scholar studying the viola with Professor Marcus Thompson and an Eagle Scout.

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