Zhuonan Yang (Jojo)

Zhuonan (Jojo) Yang has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. They have most recently worked at TuSimple in Product & Project Management since March 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Data Scientist at True from September 2020 to March 2021.

Before entering the tech industry, Zhuonan worked as a Computational Analyst/Researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, where they conducted studies on behavior, psychology, and brain function in animal models of Fragile X Syndrome. They utilized computational methods to analyze behavioral data, implemented machine learning tools, and guided experimental design. This role lasted from September 2018 to September 2020.

In their earlier career, Zhuonan worked as a Clinical Researcher at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where they worked on language recovery after stroke and analyzed brain imaging data. They also served as a Neuroscience Researcher, focusing on understanding excitatory and inhibitory signals in the brain at the molecular level. These roles at Johns Hopkins spanned from January 2017 to June 2018.

During their time at The Johns Hopkins University, Zhuonan held positions as a Resident Advisor, tutoring and supporting college students from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, they worked as a Mentor & Facilitator at The Hero Lab, where they implemented positive psychology interventions for at-risk youth through participatory design, poetry, film, and multimedia, from March 2016 to June 2018.

Zhuonan also worked as a Translational Medicine Researcher at Harvard Medical School, using stem cells to study chronic pain and ALS, and developing protein tools for visualization. They also served as a Biomedical Engineering Researcher at The University of Tokyo, working on heart disease treatment and prototyping a cell growth device.

Overall, Zhuonan (Jojo) Yang has demonstrated experience in product and project management, data science, computational analysis, clinical research, neuroscience research, tutoring, mentorship, and biomedical engineering research.

Zhuonan (Jojo) Yang attended The Johns Hopkins University from 2015 to 2018, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience.