Experience

Osaka University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  ■ Conducted research under the supervision of Professor Yasuhiro Kajihara ■ Thesis title: Semisynthetic Study of Interleukin-8 Scaffolds for the Evaluation of Glycan Functions ■ Presented at numerous symposiums, including Pacifichem 2021, the 102nd Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting, and the Japanese Society of Carbohydrate Research Annual Meetings (39th, 40th, and 41st) Skills: -Protein and glycoprotein chemical synthesis using solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and native chemical ligation (NCL) -Protein and glycoprotein purification using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) -Protein and glycoprotein characterization using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) -Recombinant protein expression using E. coli -Homogeneous oligosaccharide isolation from delipidated egg yolk Show less



Valparaiso University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Aide

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  ■ Organized chemicals in the Valparaiso University chemistry stockroom ■ Prepared required chemicals and supplies for general chemistry and organic chemistry laboratory experiments ■ Strengthened existing lab skills and developed new ones ■ Organized chemicals in the Valparaiso University chemistry stockroom ■ Prepared required chemicals and supplies for general chemistry and organic chemistry laboratory experiments ■ Strengthened existing lab skills and developed new ones



Ikezaki Tekindo Tama

• Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  ■ A summer internship at an industrial company that makes high-quality Japanese standard aerosol and non-aerosol products ■ Assisted the manager in data input, writing purchase orders, invoices, and quotations ■ Conducted market analysis research for the company's future prospective products ■ Gained a deep understanding of the R&D, manufacturing, and packaging of aerosol and non-aerosol products ■ Shadowed the manager's activities in negotiations with suppliers and customers ■ A summer internship at an industrial company that makes high-quality Japanese standard aerosol and non-aerosol products ■ Assisted the manager in data input, writing purchase orders, invoices, and quotations ■ Conducted market analysis research for the company's future prospective products ■ Gained a deep understanding of the R&D, manufacturing, and packaging of aerosol and non-aerosol products ■ Shadowed the manager's activities in negotiations with suppliers and customers



Valparaiso University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • May 2015 - Nov 2015

  ■ Conducted water quality tests in the Valparaiso Chain of Lakes, the Indiana Dunes, and other aquatic systems in NW Indiana. ■ Used a combination of sondes with probes, observation, and lab work to collect data, including: conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonium, chloride, nitrate, temperature, clarity, Total/Reactive Phosphorus, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), E. coli (colonies/100 mL), etc. ■ Interacted heavily with the public ■ Prepared a poster to present at the VU Celebration of Undergraduate Research and participated in the 2015 Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symphosium (FIRES) Show less