An eminent scholar, Dr. Mao is remarkably capable of helping her students develop the characters and work ethics of a genuinely good student

• Dr. Mao received her postdoctoral and graduate research training at Georgetown University Medical Center, her doctoral degree in Human Nutrition from UMCP, and her master’s degree in Nutritional Science from UCLA

• Dr. Mao is the recipient of the Graduate Student Research Award from the American Institute of Nutrition

• Dr. Mao received her bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Chemistry from National Taiwan University (recipient of top 5% class rank award, <3% admission rate) and graduated from Taipei First Girls High School (<5% admission rate, entrance exam perfect English and math scores)

• Dr. Mao has helped students complete successful applications to scholarships, private schools, colleges, medical schools, business schools, and graduate schools

• In addition to a long list of elite summer camps and programs (2-time RSI, MIT Launch, Launch X, YSP, NASA INSPIRE, BWSI, COSMOS, The Jr Academy of NYAS, SSP, COSMOS, YSP, SIP, Garcia, HSHSP, SSI, STEM to SHTEM, RISE, ROSS, AwesomeMath, and more), Dr. Mao’s students have accepted admissions to Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, JHU, Duke, NYU, USC, Williams, Wellesley, UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UIUC, and more

A published scientist and a former science fair and STEM competition judge, Dr. Mao is rigorously trained and indefatigably dedicated to coaching students who wish to perform competitively in individual and team STEM competitions

• Dr. Mao has co-authored and published ten research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals

• Dr. Mao has successfully coached multiple winning projects for the most prestigious science fairs and competitions, including ISEF, INTEL/Regeneron Talent Search, Siemens, JSHS, Conrad Challenge, Exploravision, eCybermission, Google Science Fair, and more, since 2005

• Dr. Mao has coached the team Mantis Shrimps which earned three national first and multiple national top awards in five consecutive years at the National TEAMS competition

An extraordinarily successful application coach, Dr. Mao is a professionally trained, well-versed, and profoundly experienced counselor who has a passion for working with the youth

• Dr. Mao has coached young Academic Athletes, individuals as well as teams, ranging from third graders to college graduates, to achieve their peak performance in academic excellence, personal development, competitions, and applications since 2006

• Dr. Mao has been a Registered Dietitian for 30+ years and has extensive experience counseling clinicians, patients, and clients in both clinical settings and private practice

A highly rated former college instructor, Dr. Mao is proficient and uniquely competent in helping her students prepare outstanding application essays and obtain extraordinary recommendation letters

• Dr. Mao has 12 years of graduate and undergraduate teaching experience at UCB and SJSU

• Dr. Mao has graded thousands of college-level essays and papers

• Dr. Mao has written successful recommendation letters for clinical internships, graduate schools, and medical schools

A creative spirit and an exceptional writer, Dr. Mao is greatly appreciated by her students for her talents in helping them compose exquisite application essays that portray their personal stories in the most vivid, natural, illustrative, and impressive ways

• Dr. Mao has written and published thousands of poems, proses, essays, and short stories 

• Dr. Mao produced her own TV Talk Show on KTSF 26 (2006-2008) and has published numerous diet and health-related articles in various magazines and newspapers 

• Dr. Mao authored and published the official Chinese version of the parenting newsletter and book series Growing Child from Birth to 72 Months

• Dr. Mao has composed music and written lyrics for more than twenty hymnal songs. One of the songs was voted the most popular Chinese hymnal song in 2009 by Radio Veritas Asia

• Dr. Mao has choreographed dozens of cultural and liturgical dances for various services, festivals, and functions. Since 2015, Dr. Mao has choreographed ethnic dances for a team of twenty dancers to perform during the annual Chinese New Year Mass celebration at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco

A well-mannered, professional, and amiable person, Dr. Mao exemplifies and teaches critical social skills, manners, and etiquette, drawing from her professional experience as a college instructor, scientist, clinician, musician, and international cultural representative

• Dr. Mao has trained and worked in multidisciplinary professional settings, from academia to hospitals to television media

• As a young adult, Dr. Mao was selected from thousands of college students as one of the sixteen female youth ambassadors of the Youth Goodwill Mission of Taiwan ROC. Dr. Mao traveled to dozens of US college campuses and cities, representing the best of Taiwanese culture to America. In addition to being recognized as an honorary citizen of major US cities, Dr. Mao met, greeted, dialogued, and became friends with government officials, leaders of campus communities, college presidents and administrators, neighborhood residents, and people from all walks of life in the US

• Dr. Mao is a practicing Catholic and regularly volunteers at church as a pianist

• Dr. Mao approaches her service with warmth, integrity, passion, and a delightful spirit

PUBLICATIONS

Hamosh, M., Henderson, T.R., Ellis, L.A., Mao, J. & Hamosh, P. Digestive Enzymes in Human Milk: Stability at Suboptimal Storage Temperatures. J. Ped. Gastroent. Nutr.24:38-43, 1997

Mao, J. & Hamosh, M. Postnatal development of plasma lipid clearing enzymes (lipoprotein lipase, hepatic lipase and lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase) and lipid profiles in suckling rats. Biol. Neonate 62:1-9, 1992

Ellis, L., Mao, J., Hughes, V., & Hamosh, M. Enzymes in human milk: stability. Ped. Res. 29: 294A, 1991

Mao, J., Spear, M.L., Hamosh, M., Pereira, G.R., Corcoran, L.G., & Hamosh, P. The effect of nutritional support on lipid clearing in premature infants. I. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) with heparin. Ped. Res. 29: 299A, 1991

Mao, J., Chowdhry, P., Alemi, B., Hamosh, M., & Hamosh, P. The effect of nutritional support on lipid clearing in premature infants. II. Enteral nutrition (EN). Ped. Res. 29: 300A, 1991

Hamosh, M., Mao, J., & Ellis, L. Lipoprotein lipase: enzyme stability is greater in milk than in blood and tissues. FASEB J. 5: A1288, 1991

Mao, J., Chowdhry, P., Alemi, B., & Hamosh, M. Enteral nutrition vs total parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: effect on plasma lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) activity and lipid profiles. FASEB J. 5: A1072, 1991. (AIN award-winning abstract)

Mao, J., Jijon, F., Hamosh, M., & Grylack, L. Plasma lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) activity following Intralipid (IL) infusion in enterally fed preterm infants. Ped. Res. 27: 286A, 1990

Mao, J. & Hamosh, M. Lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) activity & lipid profiles in suckling rats. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 51: 518, 1990

Mao, J., Jijon, F., Hamosh, M., & Grylack, L. The effect of Intralipid on serum lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) activity in enterally fed preterm infants. FASEB J. 4: A646, 1990