Position:
Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellow at Vietnam Education Foundation, Ph.D. Candidate 2012 - Focus on cancer metabolism and energy production at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Volunteer at GSBS Outreach Program
Work:
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Houston, Texas Area since Dec 2012
Postdoctoral Fellow
Vietnam Education Foundation
since Aug 2005
Vietnam Education Foundation Fellow
MD Anderson Cancer Center
since Aug 2005
Ph.D. Candidate 2012 - Focus on cancer metabolism and energy production
GSBS Outreach Program
since Aug 2005
Volunteer
United States Department of Defense
- Houston, Texas May 2009 - Dec 2012
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Predoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student Association - GSBS - UT Houston - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
President of Graduate Student Association
Vietnam Book Drive Project
Aug 2008 - 2011
Houston Team Leader
Sylvan Rodriguez Cancer Answers
- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences May 2009 - May 2010
Andrew Sowell-Wade Huggins Scholarships, Sylvan Rodriguez/Cancer Answers Award Scholar,
Rosalie B. Hite Foundation
- The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences May 2008 - May 2009
Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship Recipient
Amcham
2004 - 2005
Amcham Fellow
Education:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2005 - 2010
PhD, Cancer Research
Dai hoc Quôc Gia Tp. Hô Chí Minh 2001 - 2005
B.S., Biotechnology
Interests:
Cancer Research (Basic and Translational)
Leadership
Honor & Awards:
Finalist Poster Award at DOD Research Conference
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Pre-doctoral Traineeship Award
Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship
Andrew Sowell-Wade Huggins Scholarships, Sylvan Rodriguez/Cancer Answers Award Scholar, 2010
United To Serve Volunteer Day Award, 2010
T.C. Hsu Endowed Memorial Scholarship, 2009
Best Presentation Award at 7th Annual VEF Conference, 2010
Service Award of VEF, 2010
2nd Presentation Award at 6th VEF and National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, 2009
Vietnam Education Foundation’s Fellowship, 2005‐now
Honor Award for Outstanding Student of HCM City 2005
AMCHAM scholarship, 2005
Odon Vallet Scholarship “Rencontres du Vietnam”, 2002
Honor Award “Exemplary Youth” of Nha Trang City, 2000
Honor Award “Exemplary Youth” of Khanh Hoa Province, 2000
1st Prize in Contest of Excellent Students of Khanh Hoa Province,1999
3rd Prize of Vietnam National Contest of Outstanding Students, 1999
2nd Prize of Vietnam National Contest of Outstanding Students,1998