CV
Experience
Graduate Researcher | Hénaff Lab | New York City, NY | 2023 - Present
MakeCode Consultant | Friday | Remote | 2024
Program Director | Roots of Renewal | New York City, NY | 2024
Foodborne Disease Surveillance Intern | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | New York City, NY | 2024
LGBTQIA Youth Mentor | APICHA Community Health Center | New York City, NY | 2023
Lead Artist | Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative | Oakland, CA | 2022
Project Coordinator | East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation | Oakland, CA | 2022
Health Educator | Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | 2017 - 2020
Education
Masters of Arts in Microbial Ecology, Art, Design | 2025
New York University, New York
Bachelor of Science in Microbial Biology | 2017
University of California, Berkeley
Conference Presentation - Invited Talks
“Past Premonitions and Future Fossils” | Genspace | New York, NY | October 2025
“Bioremediation with Heavy-metal-binding Hydrogels and Microbial Heritage Sites” | What Around Design? 2024 | Portimão, Portugal | October 2024
“More-than-human Mapping: Microbial Heritage in Post-industrial Landscapes” (Poster) | Spatial Humanities | Bamberg, Germany | September 2024
“Roots of Renewal: Biodesign Community Program for AAPI Youth” | Biodesign Symposium | New York, NY | June 2024
“Biomaterials in Art” | Gallatin Arts Festival | New York, NY | April 2024
“Lifting the Voices of Asian Youth: Creating Youth Centered Emotional Wellness Support” | Asian & Pacific Islanders Mental Health Empowerment Conference | Clovis, California | November 2019
Fellowships - Awards - Grants
Genspace Artist in Residence | 2025
Horn Family Fund for Environmental Research | 2024
Global Research Initiative Research Institute Fellow | 2024
Asian American Art Alliance What Can We Do? Fellow | 2024
Tandon Research Excellence Exhibit 1st Place | 2024
Horn Family Fund for Environmental Research | 2023
NYU Social Sector Leadership Diversity Fellow | 2023 - 2024
Publications
(Forthcoming) Chou, C., Shih, H.-W., Sulich, K., Montclare, J., & Hénaff, E. (2025). Bioremediation with heavy-metal-binding hydrogels and microbial heritage sites. In A. Mateus (Ed.), What’s around design? Strategic and speculative biodesign for a sustainable future: Volume 2. Springer Nature Singapore.
abracadabra!, A., Marie, A., Yakirevitch, A., Tirrell, A., Possanza, A., West, B. B., Chou, C., Goodwin, C., Lenahan, C., Bassett, D., Ruzova, D., Ahn, E., Tsatsos, I. G., Breakell, J., Grieve-Carlson, J., Finnell, J., Carpenter, J., Rozenberg, K., Mills, K., ... Wong, Y. M. (Eds.). (2025). Journal Journal (Vol. 1). 72 p.
Chou, C., Kong, S., & Magdaraog, A. (2024). Roots of renewal: Biodesign community program for AAPI youth. Research Directions: Biotechnology Design. Cambridge University Press.
Exhibits - Performances
Creation and Destruction | Genspace Biomaterials Studio | September 2025
Microbes! The Musical | April 13, 2025
Gallatin Arts Festival | April 2024 & 2025
Gallatin Masters Showcase | May 2024 & 2025
Healthy Havenscourt 2.0 | September 2022
Skills
Digital fabrication: CAD (Fusion 360), 3D printing, Laser cutting, Mold casting
Programs: Javascript, Arduino, Geographic Information System, Adobe Premire Pro
Art: Oil painting, Risoprinting, Screenprinting, Linoleum printing