About

Zerong Sun 孙泽荣

Biomedical Engineering · Protein Design · Synthetic Biology

Undergraduate at Southern University of Science and Technology (expected 2026), working at the intersection of computational protein design, synthetic biology, and neuro-inspired materials.

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Education

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

B.S. Biomedical Engineering · Sep 2022 – Jun 2026 (expected)
Major GPA: 3.92/4.0 · Rank 5/68

UC Berkeley, BISP

Jan 2024 – May 2024 · GPA 4.0/4.0

Experience

Lin Lab, Johns Hopkins University (MSE)

Jun 2025 – Sep 2025

  • Designed I213 protein crystal systems; modulated phase transition via structural/interface engineering
  • Used RFdiffusion, ProteinMPNN, AlphaFold, and Rosetta; validated mutants to study aggregation and crystallization

Programmable Biomaterials Design Lab, SUSTech

Aug 2024 – Present

  • Computationally designed protein and RNA scaffolds for synthetic biology; integrated experimental validation

Neurosurgery Internship, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital

Jul 2024

  • EEG and motion analysis for epilepsy; observed aneurysm, meningioma/glioma, and cranial reconstruction procedures

Song Lab, SUSTech

Nov 2023 – Jul 2024

  • Built brain-organoid learning platform; co-designed flexible stereoscopic micro-electrode arrays

Neuro-inspired Materials & Devices Lab, SUSTech

Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

  • Developed ionic neuron devices (memristor-based reservoir computing); analyzed anisotropic hydrogels

Highlights

  • Gold medals: 25th British Biology Olympiad; 2021 BioOlympiad Initiative USA-China
  • First Prize: 2021 China National Biology Olympiad
  • Poster: “Ionic Memristor-based Reservoir Computing: A Review” (2024 China BME Conference)

Skills

Design & Modeling — De novo protein design, nucleic acid design, structural prediction

Lab — EEG recording/analysis, ionic device handling, confocal and microscopy workflows

Software — MATLAB, Python, C, Cinema 4D; RFdiffusion, ProteinMPNN, AlphaFold, Rosetta

Data — ImageJ, GraphPad, Origin; Shell, Git, Markdown, LaTeX

Campus & Leadership

President, Green Footprint Conservation Club (SUSTech) — ecological initiatives, field studies, sustainability advocacy

Rescue member, Chuanheng Mountaineering Club

Languages

中文 (Mandarin) · English

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