Christine Xue
Saratoga
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Scribe, Cardiology
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Worked part-time at a Los Angeles based cardiology practice affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center while I was applying to medical school
Research Intern, Society and Genetics
University Of California, Los Angeles
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Worked for Dr Jessica Lynch Alfaro on a project sequencing MHC alleles of capuchin monkeys, in order to investigate MHC genetic diversity
Directed Research, Neurology
UCLA Medical Center
03.2014 - 06.2017
- Studied amyloid beta protein and its mechanism in the pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease under Dr Zhefeng Guo
- My research focused on elucidating amyloid oligomer diversity and amyloid fibril aggregation kinetics, using fluorescence binding methods
Education
M.D. -
University of California, San Diego CA
06.2022
Internal Medicine Residency
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA06.2025
B.S. - Human Biology and Society
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
12.2016
Co Authored Presentations
- A Cutaneous Siren: Dermatomyositis as a Cutaneous Sign of Breast Cancer Metastasis, Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Conference, 01/23/2021, Selected as a Finalist
- Hidden in the Workup: Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma after Negative Malignancy Workup, Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Conference, 01/23/2021
Oral And Poster Presentations
- Mechanisms of Amyloid Beta Aggregation in Alzheimer’s Disease, Poster Presentation, Turken Research Award and Symposium, UCLA Brain Research Institute, 10/14/2016
- The Role of Sleep Disturbance on Cognition and Metabolic Dysfunction in Schizophrenia, Lecture Presentation, Medical Student Training in Aging Research, UCSD Stein Institute for Research on Aging, 07/31/2019
- Associations between sleep disturbance and metabolic syndrome in persons with schizophrenia and a non-psychiatric comparison group, Poster Presentation, American Geriatrics Society Conference, Conference deferred due to COVID-19, 05/08/2020
- Mollaret meningitis: An atypical case in the setting of immunodeficiency, Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Conference, 01/23/2021
- Mystery paresthesia: A rare case of sciatica, Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Conference, 01/23/2021
- Radioembolization for Metastatic SDH-Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Poster Presentation, Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting, 03/20/2021 - 03/26/2021
Publications
- Xue, Christine; Lin, Tiffany; Chang, Dennis; Guo, Zhefeng, Thioflavin T as an amyloid dye: fibril quantification, optimal concentration, and effect on aggregation, Royal Society Open Science, 4, 160696, 2017
- Xue, Christine; Lee, Yoon K; Tran, Joyce; Chang, Dennis; Guo, Zhefeng, A mix-and-click method to measure amyloid-β concentration with sub-micromolar sensitivity, Royal Society Open Science, 4, 170325, 2017
- Xue, Christine; Tran, Joyce; Wang, Hongsu; Park, Giovanna; Hsu, Frederick; Guo, Zhefeng, Aβ42 fibril formation from predominantly oligomeric samples suggests a link between oligomer heterogeneity and fibril polymorphism, Royal Society Open Science, 6, 190179, 2019
- Wang, Hongsu; Lee, Yoon Kyung; Xue, Christine; Guo, Zhefeng, Site-specific structural order in Alzheimer’s Aβ42 fibrils, Royal Society Open Science, 5, 180166, 2018
- Park, Giovanna; Xue, Christine; Wang, Hongsu; Guo, Zhefeng, Distinguishing the effect on the rate and yield of Aβ42 aggregation by green tea polyphenol EGCG, ACS Omega, 5, 21497-21505, 2020
- Wang, Hongsu; Duo, Lan; Hsu, Frederick; Xue, Christine; Lee, Yoon Kyung; Guo, Zhefeng, Polymorphic Aβ42 fibrils adopt similar secondary structure but differ in cross-strand side chain stacking interactions within the same β-sheet, Scientific Reports, 10, 5720, 2020
Extracurricular Activities
Free Clinic Manager, San Diego, CA, 01/2019, 01/2020, Ran cardiology clinic at UCSD’s monthly free clinic in downtown San Diego; my role consisted of arranging appointments, seeing patients, and coordinating care with other pro bono sites Mentor, Doc 4 A Day, Lead programs such as pig heart dissections and echocardiogram lab for high school and middle school students interested in the medical field Med Mindset, Mentor for high school students pursuing higher education in STEM, helping them develop and navigate the college application process
Timeline
Medical Scribe, Cardiology
06.2017 - 06.2018
Research Intern, Society and Genetics
University Of California, Los Angeles
01.2017 - 06.2017
Directed Research, Neurology
UCLA Medical Center
03.2014 - 06.2017
M.D. -
University of California, San Diego CA
Internal Medicine Residency
University of California - San Diego
B.S. - Human Biology and Society
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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