Scientist

• May 2022 - Present

Director of Research & Development

• Mar 2021 - May 2022

Assistant Laboratory Manager

• Dec 2020 - May 2022

Graduate Research Assistant

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

• Co-authored a proposal which was awarded a $388K NIH grant• Investigated the effects of nanodiamond surface chemistry on drug loading and pH-triggered release• Developed and validated an HPLC method for analysis of anticataract drugs in plasma and eye tissue• Designed and implemented new sample preparation S.O.P. for tough biological tissue samples – significantly increased recovery, precision, and sample stability while decreasing sample prep time by 4.8X• Mentored 13 students in the planning and execution of hypothesis-driven undergraduate research projects• Automated collection, organization, and processing of chromatographic data• Modeled and 3D printed a variety of specialized laboratory apparatus, saving thousands of research dollars and months of lead time• Communicated research to the general public

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• 2015 - 2017

• Prepared lectures and taught General Biochemistry Lab and Physical Chemistry Lab courses• Directed lab experiments and mentored students in the development and execution of their own experiments and research projects• Advised and encouraged struggling students