Jennifer Fang is a sophomore on the pre-med track pursuing a Biochemistry major. She currently works in the Wang Lab at Columbia University Medical Center to engineer CRISPR-based gene activators as universal promoters for high-throughput gene expression in bacteria, which can be used to explore cryptic gene clusters. This past summer, she worked on the Columbia iGEM (international genetically engineered machine) team, focusing on the expansion of shRNA gene therapy beyond colorectal cancer and into liver metastasis, cervical cancer, and prostate cancer. Previously, she also worked on the crystallization of a newly-discovered plant protein, discovered and designed new potential treatments for pancreatic cancer, worked on developing real-time medical image reconstruction from MRI and CAT scans using parallel computing and machine learning, and designed and implemented a satellite study of Earth’s radiative balance. On campus, she is an officer on the Research Committee of Columbia’s chapter of the American Physician Scientist Association, and officer on the Outreach Committee of Synthetic Biology Initiative, and the Webmaster and a violinist of Bach Society. She is also an avid member of Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society, Columbia’s chapter of the American Medical Students Association, Chandler Society, and Columbia Music Mentors.