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Jordan EllisSTARTING POINT University of California, Riverside Political Science · Sophomore · no coding or AI background

DAY 0 · ZERO PYTHON EXPERIENCE → MONTH 12 · MERGED PRs · LEVEL 3

BUILD

Code & Implementation · Vision Transformer (ViT)

# Fix: learned 2D positional embeddings for medical image patchesclass MedicalViT(nn.Module): def forward(self, x): x = self.patch_embed(x) + self.pos_embed # 71.4% → 94.2% return self.transformer(x)

Demonstrated Capability · AI + Biotech

Architectural Diagnosis — pinpointed the positional-encoding bottleneck over attention mechanics. Validation Rigor — designed a multi-experiment evaluation framework for small medical datasets.

Model Benchmarking 94.2% validation accuracy · medical image classification

RESEARCH FOCUS · COMPUTATIONAL PATHOLOGY Anisotropic Patch Embedding in Vision Transformers for High-Resolution Histopathology Images Novo Nordisk case study · 132 commits · 3 merged PRs · open-source benchmark release

8 WEEKS 132 COMMITS 3 PEER REVIEWS

PROVE

AI+X Program Office · Expert Review Committee

Project Evaluation Report

Final Score

96/100

Level 3 Applied

12 Jun 2026

Student	Jordan Ellis
Program	Novo Nordisk · AI + Biotech

Module Breakdown

Problem Definition & Scope24/25

Technical Implementation25/25

Experimental Rigor23/25

Communication & Documentation24/25

Level 3 Applied · Verified

BlendED · AI+X Global Talent Community

Certificate of Completion

This certifies that

Jordan Ellis

University of California, Riverside · Political Science, Sophomore

has successfully completed

AI + Biotech & Healthcare Concentration

Novo Nordisk Project — Vision Transformers & Medical Image Classification

BLD-MS-202605-008 · SEALED 12 JUN 2026

Blade Kotelly

Program Lead · MIT

William Doolittle

BlendED Program Director

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12 June 2026 · BLD-MS-202605-008

To Whom It May Concern,

This letter confirms the completion and evaluated standing of the following participant in the AI+X Learning Pathway.

Participant Summary

Jordan Ellis — University of California, Riverside

Concentration: AI + Biotech & Healthcare

Project: Novo Nordisk — Vision Transformers & Medical Image Classification

Demonstrated Capability: Level 3 Applied

Jordan demonstrated Level 3 Applied capability, including independent design and execution of multi-experiment validation frameworks.

This record is sealed and verifiable via the BlendED credential portal.

Jordan Ellis

AI + Biotech Concentration · BlendED AI+X GTC
University of California, Riverside · Political Science

Some personal news: I've accepted an offer to join Celvion Therapeutics as an AI Research Intern — Medical Imaging. Huge thanks to @BlendED and the AI+X Program Office.

A year ago I was a political science major who had never written a line of Python. The ViT medical imaging project I built through the AI+X Learning Pathway is what got me in the room.

Grateful to everyone who reviewed, mentored, and pushed the work further. #NewRole #AIinBiotech #MedicalImaging

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Externship Opportunity — Celvion Therapeutics

From: talent@blendedlearn.org
To: Jordan Ellis <j.ellis@ucr.edu>
Date: 15 Jun 2026, 10:42 AM

Hi Jordan,

Your Level 3 Applied record is now active in the BlendED talent network.

Based on your Level 3 ViT work, you've been matched with a partner:

Celvion Therapeutics

Role: AI Research Intern — Medical Imaging

Format: Applied externship · 12 weeks · Cambridge, MA

Match basis: Level 3 Applied · ViT medical imaging

Please respond by 19 Jun 2026 to confirm.

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AI+X STUDENT PORTFOLIO · 3 PROGRAMS Jordan Ellis

Arrived with no coding or AI background. Built and proved capability in AI + Biotech concentration project to an earned externship at Celvion Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based biotech firm, through BlendED's talent matching program.

VERIFIED OUTCOME RECORD · LEVEL 3 APPLIED SEALED 12 JUN 2026 · AI+X PROGRAM OFFICE

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