Members
Ron Yan
Vice President & Fundraiser 2007-2008BS in Human Biology (Social Aspects of Health & Disease) [Pre-Med]
Duties
- Vice President: coordinate all events from SURGe, Environmental Science Institute, College of Natural Sciences, and UT; get students more involved in research.
- Fundraiser: look after the two greenhouse, hold committee meetings, hold plant sales.
Past SURGe History
- Member of SURGe and FRC 2005 to present.
- Vice President and Fundraiser 2006 to present.
Education
- Elementary school: Jesse Ketchum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hong Lok Yuen International School, Hong Kong.
- Middle school: Shatin College, Hong Kong.
- High school: Shepton High, Plano, TX; Plano West Senior High, Plano, TX.
- University: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Lab Experience
I worked at the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae in the BIO building in the summer of 2006. I was an undergraduate research assistant. Before coming to Plano, I worked in the Cell & Molecular Biology lab in the Biochemistry building at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Aspirations
I want to attend medical school or graduate school…
Some Facts About Me
- I’m international.
- My favorite class at UT is GRG 357 – Medical Geography (I took it fall 06). I recommend this class to other Human Bio majors. Schistosomiasis will become your favorite word!
- I’m a Color Nazi. I incorporate my oil palette colors into my vocab. It’s vermillion and cobalt blue!
- I travel a lot so I know which airports are good and which are bad (to fly through, how crowded, whether the people who work there are nice, etc…)
- I am very good with names and faces!
- My favorite dessert is tiramisu!
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