Jaico (Xingyu) Yin
Toronto,ON
Summary
Honours Bachelor of Science
University of Toronto
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Major;
- Human Biology Major;
- Environmental Science Minor.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
student researcher in Dr. Stephen Wright's Lab
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
09.2025 - Current
- EEB498: Combining bioinformatic and bench work to explore how does self- and cross-fertilization in plants affect the activities of their transposable elements.
student researcher in Dr. Nicole Mideo's Lab
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Funded by the UTEA scholarship, extended malaria infection dynamics models, and applied maximum likelihood estimation to describe previous experimental data, investigating the immunological role of CD4+ T cells during early malaria infections;
Gained data fitting, analysis, and in silico modeling skills.
Student researcher in Dr. Miguel Ramalho-Santos's
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
05.2024 - 04.2025
- MGY299 (ROP program): Conducted fundamental research on how low temperature affects murine embryonic stem cell development and compared the phenotypes to embryonic diapause.
- HMB496: Derived knock-out cell lines using the CRISPR-Cas9 system to further investigate the functions of certain genes and proteins in murine embryonic stem cell cold responses.
Developed standard research techniques in cellular and molecular studies, including DNA, RNA, protein extraction, RT-qPCR, Western blot, and animal cell culture.
Skills
Laboratory:
- DNA, RNA, Protein extraction
- Western blot
- RT-qPCR
- In vitro animal somatic & stem cell culture
- Flow cytometry
Computational:
- R studio data processing
- Python multivariate modeling
- Modeling in ecology and evolution
- Data fitting using various methods
- Excel plotting
Awards
- 2025 University of Toronto Excellence Award
- Regents In-course Scholarship (2023-2024; 2024-2025 Academic Year)
- Thora & Ralph Mills Scholarship (2022-2023 Academic Year)
- Dean’s List Scholar in the Faculty of Arts & Science (2022-2023; 2023-2024; 2024-2025 Academic Year)
Relevant Experiences
Peer Mentor in Human Biology Student Union (HBSU)
2023, 2025
- Maintained consistent communication with a first year mentee to provide tailored support, address academic challenges, exchange thoughts, and help navigate university life.
Toronto Field Naturalist (TFN) Nature Walk Guider
2025-present
- Lead nature walks on birds in Tommy Thompson Park, introducing their behaviors, habitats, interactions with human, and diseases they might carry.
Bird watching & video making
2021-present
- Dedicated to bird watching, creating contents of interesting knowledge of birds, and uploaded videos for many birds introducing them through multiple media channels.
Presentations
Yin X, Furlan G, Ramalho-Santos M. Low Temperature Induces Pausing-like State in Embryonic Stem Cells. HMB496 Conclusion Research Presentation. Mar. 21, 2025. Toronto, ON, Canada. Virtual Poster.
Yin X, Furlan G, Ramalho-Santos M. Low Temperature Induces Pausing-like State in Embryonic Stem Cells. University of Toronto Research Opportunity Program (ROP) Research Fair. Sept. 19, 2024. Toronto, ON, Canada. Poster.
Timeline
student researcher in Dr. Stephen Wright's Lab
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
09.2025 - Current
student researcher in Dr. Nicole Mideo's Lab
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
05.2025 - 08.2025
Student researcher in Dr. Miguel Ramalho-Santos's
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
05.2024 - 04.2025
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