Medical Student | Weill Cornell Medicine
Jul 2023 — present
- Doing Anki cards
About Me
I was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. I graduated from Stanford in 2023, where I studied Human Biology and Computer Science. Afterward, I worked in software engineering at Meta and Codex Health. I'm now a first-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medicine.
My mission is to integrate medicine and technology to improve human health. At Stanford, my research focused on the neuroplasticity of eye movement control, informing potential therapies for cerebellar disorders. At Codex Health, I developed a remote patient monitoring app to support patients with cardiometabolic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. Currently, I'm training to become a physician at Weill Cornell Medicine.
My mission is to integrate medicine and technology to improve human health. At Stanford, my research focused on the neuroplasticity of eye movement control, informing potential therapies for cerebellar disorders. At Codex Health, I developed a remote patient monitoring app to support patients with cardiometabolic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. Currently, I'm training to become a physician at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Education and Experience
Software Engineer | Codex Health
Jul 2023 — Aug 2024
- Developed the backend for Allie, a remote patient monitoring app that tracks patient health metrics (e.g. blood pressure, glucose) in real time via Bluetooth monitors
- Collaborated with nurses and physicians to develop Foresight, a clinician portal for viewing and analyzing remote patient monitoring data
Software Engineering Intern | Meta
Jun 2022 — Sep 2022
- Facebook iOS Notifications team
- Developed a new push notification interface for the Facebook app
- Increased the push notification want rate by 17% and overall push conversions by 4%
Research Assistant | Raymond Lab
Jun 2020 — Jun 2023
- Demonstrated the existence of a functional oculomotor integrator (a brain circuit that refines gaze stability) in mice, revealing similarities in plasticity mechanisms across species
- Engineered a novel behavioral training protocol that uses visual feedback to adaptively tune the performance of this circuit, informing potential therapies for cerebellar disorders
Student | Stanford University
Sep 2019 — Jun 2023
- B.S. in Human Biology with Honors and Distinction (concentration in Computational Neuroscience)
- Minor in Computer Science
- Recipient of the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement
Press
Tessier-Lavigne M. (18 Jun 2023). “Commencement remarks by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne.” Link
Argueta A, Stein C. (2022, Dec 27). “To all the dating apps I’ve loved before: Stanford and the world of online dating.” Stanford Daily. Link
Vu K. (2022, Oct). “The language of persimmons: Connecting with workers on campus.” Stanford Cardinal Service. Link
Bow Seat. (2021, Jul 14). “10 Student Stories to Celebrate 10 Years: Kellen Vu.” Link
Tong N, Guo M. (2020, Sep 14). “‘Love is Blind,’ Tree Edition: Will 16 Stanford students find love on the hottest dating show ‘off’-campus?” Stanford Daily. Link
Phoenix Conservatory of Music. (2019, Jan 21). “PCM Student wins award in International Art Contest.” Link
Arizona Commission on the Arts. (2017). “2017 Arizona State Champion Kellen Vu talks about his Poetry Out Loud experience.” Link
Junior Achievement of Arizona. (2018). “18 Under 18 Highlight: Kellen Vu.” Link