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Zhixing Cao

Undergraduate Student

Summary

Motivated student currently working towards degree in Biological Sciences and Psychology. Adept at prepping resources, equipment, and materials for research. Extensive background in investigating neuropsychology and animal behavioral research.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Research Assistant

Asst Prof Tsukasa Kamigaki In NTU
04.2024 - 12.2024
  • Investigating Brain Circuits in S1 Underlying Flexible Behavior in Mice during learning tasks developed from Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
  • Job involved: Animal training, surgery, data processing and analysis

Research Assistant

Prof Suzy Styles In BLIP (Brain, Language And Intersensory Perception) Lab In NTU
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • An investigation of biomarkers of speech perception, including changes in heartrate and the pupiliary response triggered by changes in the acoustic environment
  • Jobs involved: Training in use of testing kit; data collection and project monitoring; data collection and archiving; testing scripts and preliminary analysis

Student Assistant

Prof SH Annabel CHEN From The Clinical Brain Lab In NTU
03.2023 - 06.2023
  • Aim of project: Investigate brain activity and behavior of adults when presented with different cultural stimuli using MRI
  • Job involved: Data collection using questionnaires and data preprocessing

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences And Psychology

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
08.2021 - 05.2025

Skills

    Data Analysis: R and Python coding

    Behavioral experiment skills working with rodents

    Histological techniques

    Electrophysiology and Optogenetics techniques

Timeline

Research Assistant

Asst Prof Tsukasa Kamigaki In NTU
04.2024 - 12.2024

Research Assistant

Prof Suzy Styles In BLIP (Brain, Language And Intersensory Perception) Lab In NTU
01.2024 - 06.2024

Student Assistant

Prof SH Annabel CHEN From The Clinical Brain Lab In NTU
03.2023 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences And Psychology

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
08.2021 - 05.2025
Zhixing CaoUndergraduate Student