Aleysha Chen

Awards

Extracurriculars

1. 1

   Secretary, Vice President, and Co - President, Engineering Club

   Advanced from secretary/science-fair coordinator to vice president and co-president, coordinating annual school science fairs all four years and competing in science fair for three years

2. 2

   Founder, Science Olympiad Team

   Founded a high-school Science Olympiad team with interested classmates after identifying that the school lacked one, adding a STEM competition pathway aligned with her engineering and science interests

3. 3

   Vice President, National Honor Society

   Served as National Honor Society vice president senior year, communicating with teachers and coordinators and helping organize school events

4. 4

   Undergraduate Researcher, UC Berkeley Schaffer Laboratory

   Conducted bioengineering research in David Schaffer's UC Berkeley lab, learning laboratory methods, developing a scientific poster, and continuing lab work during school breaks and Friday afternoons after the initial summer internship

5. 5

   Summer Researcher, UC San Diego School of Medicine / endothelial-cell research

   Completed a junior-year summer research experience involving endothelial-cell biology, independent project work, poster preparation, public poster presentation, and networking events

6. 6

   Academic Committee Chair, UC Berkeley Biomedical Engineering Society

   Led academic programming for Cal BMES as Academic Committee Chair, supporting academic resources such as panels, mentorship, and graduate-student connections for bioengineering students

7. 7

   External Relations / Outreach Work, UC Berkeley Biomedical Engineering Society

   Helped BMES build external relationships and programming, including outreach and inter-organization work that connected bioengineering students with alumni, corporate, academic, and community opportunities