Vincent Shaw
Murray 1693 Scholar
Hometown
Taipei, Taiwan (The Taft School)
Academic Interests
Pre-med, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Biology, Environment & Sustainability, Music Composition
Why W&M
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W&M Activities
- Young Lab: Researching Bioconjugation Reactions Photocrosslinking Amino Acids
- REACH (Research Experience in All-around Cardiovascular Health)
- Biomath Journal Club
- Violin lessons with Professor Susan Via
- Dean's Student Advisory Committee
- Griffin Fechtschule
High School Activities
- Research Intern, for Dr. Li in Blenis Lab at Weill Cornell Medicine
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Teaching Assistant, American Academy of Medicine & Surgery at UCLA
- Primary Author of Scientific Paper about Oxidative Stress and Cancer published in Journal of Emerging Investigators
- Director, Taft Theatre Spring 2024
- Violinist/Violist, Taft Chamber Ensemble
- Violinist/Guitarist/Tuba Player, Taft Jazz Band
- Violinist with live band at Thomaston Opera House
- Soloist with The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestra, National Band & Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall
- Co-head, Masque & Dagger Club
- Peer Tutor, Taft School Community Service Board
- Violin student, the Starling Preparatory String Project at The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
- Varsity Football Team
- Ethnobotany Research project on Betel Leaf’s medicinal effects
- Ecology Research project on Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird Migration
Awards / Distinctions
- S.T. Yau High School Science Award, North America Semifinalist
- P.T. Young Music Prize; Otis L. Guernsey Jr. Theater Award
- AP Scholar with Distinction Award
- National Merit Commended Scholar
- 1st Prize TCSYO Concerto Competition
- High Honor Roll
- 1st Prize Violin, New York International Classical Music Competition
- Grant Recipient of Meg Page ’74 Fellowship
- Grant Recipient of the Kilbourne Summer Enrichment Program in the Arts
