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Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee

Bioinformatics Intern, Nestler Laboratory @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Violinist & Classical Performer

New York City
Stanford
4.0 UWGPA1580 SATSAT / ACTComputer ScienceIntended major

Awards

  1. 1

    Glender Ree Scholar Award

  2. 2

    USA Computing Olympiad - Gold Division

  3. 3

    Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - Regional Gold Key (Personal Essay & Memoir)

  4. 4

    John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize - History Commendation

  5. 5

    First Place - American Protégé International String Competition

Extracurriculars

  1. 1

    Bioinformatics Intern, Nestler Laboratory @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Analyzed genomic sequencing data (10 hrs/week, 45 weeks/year, grades 11-12) in the Nestler Lab to study how cocaine addiction alters gene expression in dopamine cells and drives long-term epigenetic 'chromatin scar' changes; built a scalable Hi-C pipeline and co-authored the resulting paper

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    Violinist & Classical Performer

    Performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall eight times and won international violin competitions (15 hrs/week, 48 weeks/year, grades 9-12); led the school's advanced ensemble, played chamber duets, and coordinated concerts

  3. 3

    Team Manager @ Special Olympics New York

    Managed logistics for basketball and swimming competitions at the school's annual Special Olympics New York event (3 hrs/week, 5 weeks/year, grades 10-12), supporting athletes with intellectual disabilities and coordinating with community partners

  4. 4

    Founder & President @ Athletic Exchange

    Founded and led a nonprofit that redistributed 300+ items of sports gear (6 hrs/week, 30 weeks/year, grades 10-12); built the organization's website, ran donation drives across NYC schools, and expanded the program to additional schools

  5. 5

    Captain @ Varsity Cross Country and Track Team

    Captained the varsity cross country and track team (20 hrs/week, 40 weeks/year, grades 9-12), competing in 4K/5K cross country and the 400m/800m dash while mentoring teammates and promoting team inclusion

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    Endocrinology Research Intern, Mone Zaidi Laboratory @ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Studied an FSH-blocking antibody as a potential treatment for diet-induced obesity in mice (35 hrs/week, 8 weeks, summer after grade 10) in the Mone Zaidi Lab, learning core wet-lab techniques including DNA purification and western blotting

  7. 7

    Research Assistant, Michaelson Laboratory @ Massachusetts General Hospital

    Coded a Java simulation of mouse embryonic development using a universal cross-species growth model (5 hrs/week, 45 weeks/year, remote, grades 9-10); credited as third author on the resulting bioRxiv preprint

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    Junior Editor @ Journal of Research High School

    Reviewed submitted research papers for clarity, citations, and scientific accuracy as a junior editor for the Journal of Research High School (2 hrs/week, 16 weeks/year, grades 11-12), reporting evaluations to the chief editor

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    English Tutor @ Goddard Riverside Star Learning Center

    Tutored underserved students in writing and reading comprehension at the Goddard Riverside Star Learning Center (2 hrs/week, 6 weeks/year, summers, grades 10-12), creating individualized lesson plans for each learner

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    Staff Writer @ School Newspaper

    Wrote feature articles for the school newspaper (2 hrs/week, 30 weeks/year, grades 10-12) spanning sports engineering, economics, history, and literature, exploring social issues through storytelling and critical analysis

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