Asta Li
Student in Alameda, CA, she/her
About
Hi! I'm currently a rising senior at Alameda High School with a love for medicine, literature, and design. I have bilingual fluency in Cantonese and I am currently learning Mandarin. I enjoy reading historical fiction novels and creating graphics with Illustrator.
Education
2020 — Now
2200 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
- Student Body Clubs Committee: ensure 70+ student-run clubs to follow regulations, organize and publicize clubs
CLUB INVOLVEMENT
- (VP) Teens for Healthcare: promote career exploration in healthcare, educational opportunities, and community support
- (VP) AP Chemistry Club: prepare AP Chemistry students for the exam, participate in Chemistry Olympiad
- (VP/Editor) Alameda Key Club: publicize service events through social media and infographics, organize service events through community outreach
AP COURSES
- Chemistry (5)
- Biology (5)
- US History (5)
- Calculus AB (5)
- English Language (5)
(x) = score
2022 — 2022
Academy of Art University
Online
- Graphic Design
- Introduction to Visual Design
2022 — 2022
UC Santa Cruz
Exploring nanoscale materials and physics between the classical and quantum level; learning applications of nanochemistry/nanotechnology; complete labs on nanoparticle properties; presented about water-soluble quantum dots
2022 — 2022
Stanford University: Clinical Science, Technology, and Medicine Summer Internship
Stanford University
- Attended lectures on patient experience, perioperative monitoring, emergency medicine
- Prototyped and presented CAPSTONE project to promote open discussion of the palliative approach: an art museum with an emphasis on community and communication of comfort over care
- Learned under instruction of doctors, ePatients, scientists, designers, and artists
2021 — 2021
Berkeley City College
Online
- Completed Introduction to Biology over summer as prerequisite to enroll for AP Biology
2021 — 2021
Faces for the Future Coalition: Summer Medical Academy
Online
- Certified in Mental Health First Aid
- Educated in emergency life support intervention such as CPR, Heimlich Maneuver, Opioid Overdose Intervention, etc.
- Participated in case study, practicing holistic healthcare and diagnosis
2018 — 2020
California Crosspoint High School
Hayward, CA
2020 — 2020
Online
- Participated in lectures and labs about the physics of mammalian skeletal structures
- Applied scientific process to simulation of human load-bearing systems to draw conclusions
- Example of lab presentation linked
2020 — 2020
Online
- Followed intensive lectures about human immunology
- Learned to interpret information from various online biomedical databases including GWAS, TheHumanProteinAtlas, PheGenI, FireBrowse, NCBI Geo Profiles, and more
- Under Dr. Ryan Holzer, conducted research about the "unknown" FAM102b gene and its significance with online biomedical data databases
Awards
2022
AP Scholar with Distinction from Collegeboard
2021
Leading by Example Scholarship from Chime
$1,000 Scholarship for Financial Literacy
2020
Superior from Association of Christian Schools International
2020 Creative Writing Festival Selected Superior Works
2019
2nd Place from Chinese Language Teachers Association of California
Mandarin Speech Competition
Work Experience
2021 — Now
2223 Santa Clara Ave A, Alameda, CA 94501
- Manage customer appointments
- Digitize patient records
- Pull patient insurances
- Pre-testing (checking peripheral vision, color blindness, etc.) and using Optomap/Visual Field Test machines
2021 — Now
Alameda, CA
- Compose and publish newsletters of club activity
- Design and publish informational graphics
- Manage Instagram accounts of over 400/500 followers (@alamedakeyclub and @d2sllamas)
2021 — Now
Color Guard Coach/Captain at Alameda High School Color Guard
Alameda High School
- Established and organized first color guard team at Alameda High School
- Composed choreography for performances
- Taught and encouraged a team of 10+ members color guard, specifically flag
- Ensured proper equipment distribution
- Led portion of color guard team to perform in front of the student body
2021 — 2021
Shadow at North Bay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
- Shadowed General Surgeon Dr. Majid Kianmajd, DO
- Observed laparoscopic appendectomy, right hemicolectomy, colectomy, gall bladder removal, and patient rounds/clinicals
- Learned of philosophy, policy, and administration in healthcare
Volunteering
2020 — Now
Volunteer at Key Club International
Alameda
Served at Editor and Vice President of Alameda Key Club to coordinate and organize service events at Alameda High School
- Beach clean ups
- Local historical house up-keep
- Cleaning community parks/conservation
- Raising money for Pediatric Trauma Program
2019 — Now
300 Estudillo Ave, San Leandro, CA 94577
- Aid for ESL Book Club: explain characters/plot/context to children in Cantonese, set up, clean up
- Aid for Summer Reading Program
- Organize library events: escape rooms, summer life skills workshops
- Address community needs (AAPI Hate, loneliness): made documentary, organized community building event
Projects
2021
Division T-Shirt Design at Key Club International
- Designed shirt for Division 2 South for Key Club
- Worn at Fall Rally North 2021 by club members from 8 different highschools
2020
What is the role of FAM102b in the human genome?
Side Projects
Ongoing
100 Books Before Graduation
Started August 2021
To read 100 books before I graduate in June 2023.
Current: 21
Certifications
2022 — 2024
CPR/AED Certification from American Heart Association
Contact
Email