Charles Hsu

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.