Background: B. Sc., University of California Santa Barbara
Completed the Biotechnology Certificate
Bioscience Internship: worked as a paid intern at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Current Career: PhD student at UC Berkeley, Molecular & Cellular Biology Program. Previously a Research Associate at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
Watch Shayan talk about his experiences with the CCSF Biotech Program here.
I received my B.Sc. in Biochemistry from UC Santa Barbara in 2014. While my academic experience there as very thorough and technical, without much research experience, I didn't leave college with the confidence in my wet lab skills that it takes to get a job in academia or industry.
After some time away from bench work, I decided I wanted to return to a career path in research. The program at City College refreshed the fundamental skills, as well as taught me new ones, necessary for work in research or biomanufacturing. Within my first 6 months in the program I had an internship doing research at the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub, a new biomedical nonprofit.
Now, after completing the program, I have a full time job doing research developing desirable skills such as next generation sequencing and protein purification and I'm on the path of applying to graduate school. The courses at City College prepare you for practical, real world application of relevant biotechnology techniques and I wouldn’t have had this opportunity without the instruction from this program.
October 2018: Shayan Hosseinzadeh (left) and Weilun Tan (right - also a CCSF Biotech alum) were part of the Next Generation Library Preparation and Sequencing team for the CZ Biohub's Nature Publication: Single-cell transcriptomics of 20 mouse organs creates a Tabula Muris
December 2018: Shayan Hosseinzadeh and Weilun Tan arranged and hosted guided tours of the CZ Biohub for current CCSF Biotech students. Thank you!
July 2019: Shayan Hosseinzadeh shared his science journey and work in single cell genomics and microscopy with CCSF Biotech students in BTEC 5.
