Zahin Islam

Zahin Islam

Undergraduate Student at Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Biography

Zahin Islam is a current senior undergraduate student at Case Western Reserve University majoring in Systems Biology with a minor in Computer Science. Broadly, his research interests focus on integrating computational and bench research to better understand the immune system to improve clinical outcomes. He is currently investigating how therapeutic pressures influence the tumor microenvironment in neuroblastoma under Dr. Javed Khan at the National Cancer Institute.

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Interests
  • Computational Biology
  • Immunology
  • Clinical Medicine
Education

  • BS in Systems Biology, Expected May 2022

    Case Western Reserve University

Skills

R
Python
Java

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Special Volunteer and Summer 2021 Intern
National Cancer Institute
Dec 2020 – Present Bethesda, Maryland
 
 
 
 
 
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Case Western Reserve University
Sep 2018 – Dec 2020 Cleveland, Ohio
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Intern
Stanford University
Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 Palo Alto, California
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Intern
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
Jun 2019 – Aug 2019 Cambridge, Massachusetts
 
 
 
 
 
Summer Intern
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Jun 2018 – Aug 2018 Bethesda, Maryland

Accomplish­ments

Gates-Cambridge Scholarship 2022 Finalist
University of Cambridge Dec 2021
1st Place, Michelson-Morley Research Competition in the Biological Sciences
Case Western Reserve University Department of Biology May 2021
2nd Place, Schubert Center Competition for Child-Focused Studies
Case Western Reserve University Schubert Center for Child Studies May 2021
Case Western Reserve University Alumni Junior-Senior Scholarship
Case Western Reserve University Alumni Association Apr 2021
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Mar 2020
Best Insight, American Statistical Association Datafest 2019
Case Western Reserve University Department of Mathematics Apr 2019

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