CODY NHAN PHAM

Springfield, Missouri
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Missouri State University – Springfield, MO

• GPA 3.86/4.00
• International Leadership Scholarship (2019-2023)
• Dean’s List for 8 consecutive semesters
• Ranked in the top 98th percentile in the ETS Biology Major Field Test

LABORATORY EXPERIENCE

Missouri State University – Springfield, MO

• Investigated toxicological effects of engineered Ag and Zn nanomaterials on 2 model plant species (Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus) to reveal potential environmental impacts and inform nanomaterial safety regulations.
• Conducted total RNA extraction, RNA-seq analysis, and qPCR validation for differential gene expression using the Bioinformatics software CLC Genomics Workbench, identifying 380+ differentially expressed genes.
• Performed 3 independent Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) analyses over 4 months to accurately determine the amount of metal uptake by plants, providing data for understanding metal toxicity in plants and their potential for phytoremediation.
• Developed general-purpose automation scripts that accelerated the Data Analysis pipelines by over 8 times, significantly reducing data processing time and labor costs.
• Extracted and quantified the plant’s total chlorophyll concentration with spectrophotometry, and did Statistical Analysis and graphing using R.
• Designed and created 40+ hydroponics growing pots and optimized a hydroponics planting protocol for future experiments.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Missouri State University – Springfield, MO

• Led groups of over 25 students weekly through advanced biology, chemistry, and physics courses, creating up to 10 customized study plans each semester.
• Assisted in demonstrating and executing biology and chemistry experiments, emphasizing the technical mechanisms underlying each phenomenon.
• Achieved a 20% increase in group session attendance over the semester and maintained a 95% positive feedback rate from both peers and students.

Compass Group USA – Springfield, MO

• Operated POS cash register, handling 300 transactions per shift on average.
• Compiled and managed reports and records.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

1. R and R Studio
2. GraphPad Prism
3. CLC Genomics Workbench
4. NodeJS
5. MATLAB
6. Python
7. HTML/CSS/JS
8. Rust
9. MongoDB (NoSQL)
10. Microsoft Office
11. Galaxy Bioinformatics