Hossam Zaki

Hossam Zaki is a Junior at Brown University, studying Computer Science and Biology, with a keen interest in the fusion of these two fields.

Hossam has a diverse background in research and internships, including experiences at the Protein Data Bank of Europe at European Bioinformatics Institute, Gary Wessel's lab at Brown University, URI's Organic Chemistry Lab with Dr. Mindy Levine, and Harvard Medical School with Dr. Neena Haider.

At the Protein Data Bank of Europe, Hossam ran protein structural similarity comparisons, while at Gary Wessel's lab, he focused on studying the impact of Sea Star Wasting Disease on Embryonic Development of Sea Star and Sea Urchin, utilizing statistical analysis tools like Python and R.

Hossam's research interests have led him to publish a paper in Scientific American titled, 'An Environmentally Friendly Procedure for the Aqueous Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohols to Aldehydes with dibromodimethylhydantoin (DBDMH) and Cyclodextrin'. Additionally, he studied the effects of various genes on Age-Related Macular Degeneration at Harvard Medical School.

Hossam has held various roles such as Undergraduate Research Associate, Teaching Assistant, Founder and Developer at College Boss, Software Engineering Intern, TA for General Chemistry, and Content Creator across different institutions and organizations.

His educational journey began at South Kingstown High School before pursuing his Bachelor's degree at Brown University.