GRACE ZANG
Alameda
Summary
Experienced in high-paced environments, developed strong organizational and multitasking abilities in collaborative setting. Transitioning into new field, leveraging skills in project management and communication. Aiming to bring meticulous attention to detail and resourcefulness to new role.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Coordinator
UCLA Life Science Student's Association
10.2024 - Current
- Coordinated project timelines and ensured compliance with deadlines for career development workshops highlighting nontraditional pathways in science, with a focus on first-generation, gap year, and low-income students pursuing life science careers.
- Collaborated closely with the Outreach committee to develop workshop introducing life sciences to Title I high school students, expanding access to STEM education for underrepresented communities.
- Developed and maintained detailed documentation for operational processes and team activities.
Creative Productions Director
RefineLA
10.2023 - Current
- Lead creative production committee in project management, creative direction, and photoshoot logistics.
- Developed photoshoot protocol to ensure timeliness and organization across all functions to produce 4+ photoshoots in one year
- Collaborate consistently with other committee's directors to elevate RefineLA's platform
Undergraduate Researcher, Boutros Lab
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
03.2023 - Current
- Characterized the clonal evolution of metastatic breast cancer using multi-sample whole-exome sequencing, reconstructing phylogenies and subclonal architecture across primary and metastatic sites.
- Identified and validated key genetic driver events of metastasis (e.g., TP53, PIK3CA, HER2), integrating mutational and copy number data to inform therapeutic targeting and biomarker discovery.
Cancer Pharmacology Intern
Revolution Medicines
06.2025 - 09.2025
- Built flexible, Python-based data visualization pipelines to generate publication-quality figures, including Emax 3/4 parameter model curve fits, PK parameter boxplots, and customizable PK/PD outputs.
- Engineered a high-performance data processing pipeline using the Polars library to clean and reformat historical raw datasets into standardized, analysis-ready (Graphpad Prism) templates.
DMPK Intern
Revolution Medicines
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Conducted compartmental pharmacokinetic (PK) and whole body physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling of everolimus using MATLAB Simbiology, including sensitivity analysis for model refinement
- Conducted semi-mechanistic PK - Pharmacodynamic (PD) and tumor growth inhibition modeling of cobimetinib using Phoenix Winonlin to understand plasma-tumor concentration disconnect
- Gained experience in concepts of ADME/PK, PKPD relationship, tissue-distribution kinetics, and enzyme kinetics vital to R&D drug pipelines
Education
B.S. - Computational and Systems Biology
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA06.2027
Skills
- Work ethic and integrity
- Patience and empathy
- Time management skills
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Cancer Pharmacology Intern
Revolution Medicines
06.2025 - 09.2025
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Coordinator
UCLA Life Science Student's Association
10.2024 - Current
DMPK Intern
Revolution Medicines
07.2024 - 09.2024
Creative Productions Director
RefineLA
10.2023 - Current
Undergraduate Researcher, Boutros Lab
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
03.2023 - Current
B.S. - Computational and Systems Biology
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)