Experience

University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  • Used approaches from information theory, statistics and mathematical modeling to describe existing CAR-T therapies, formulated new analytic methods and proposed improvements to CAR-T design. • Presented research findings at conference talks and poster sessions, wrote three scientific articles. • Used approaches from information theory, statistics and mathematical modeling to describe existing CAR-T therapies, formulated new analytic methods and proposed improvements to CAR-T design. • Presented research findings at conference talks and poster sessions, wrote three scientific articles.



Asimov

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Simulation and Machine Learning Engineer

  • May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Developed machine learning models for predicting protein expression levels within a cell line, based on the attributes of the coding sequence. • Consistently communicated findings to supervisors and senior management using Jupyter notebooks and PowerPoint presentations, along with maintaining version control via GitHub. • Developed machine learning models for predicting protein expression levels within a cell line, based on the attributes of the coding sequence. • Consistently communicated findings to supervisors and senior management using Jupyter notebooks and PowerPoint presentations, along with maintaining version control via GitHub.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Associate

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Processed and visualized imaging data from experiments on D. melanogaster development, co-authoring a research article communicating findings.• Oversaw purchase of chemical supplies and led safety trainings for six team members, ensuring consistent availability of lab resources and continued safety compliance.

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Developed novel scripts for fluorescent image processing and subsequent data analysis.• Collaborated with two team members to perform plasmid design and purification.



Brandeis University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  • Built and analyzed experimental models of microfluidic devices, writing scripts to investigate chemical properties based on acquired data.• Communicated findings to other researchers, giving conference talks and co-authoring a research article.

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Assisted senior managers and librarians at the Library and Technology Services in providing customer service to library patrons• Updated and catalogued library records, managed interlibrary loans, responded to phone calls and trained new personnel.