Senior Scientist

• Jan 2023 - Present

Environmental Science Senior Analyst, Division of Health and Environment

• May 2020 - Dec 2022

-Worked on federal contracts with a focus on toxicology and exposure assessment. -Worked on federal contracts with a focus on toxicology and exposure assessment.

Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

- Engaging a broader community on the online ethics center(https://www.onlineethics.org/) - Organizing a workshop focusing on Responsible Conduct in Research hosted by the Center for Ethics, Engineering and Society, National Academy of Engineering - Engaging a broader community on the online ethics center(https://www.onlineethics.org/) - Organizing a workshop focusing on Responsible Conduct in Research hosted by the Center for Ethics, Engineering and Society, National Academy of Engineering

Postdoctoral Researcher

• Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

-Generated DARPP-32 positive iPSC derived striatal medium spiny neurons -Leveraging mammalian cell culture and human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) of different lineages to study the effects of Manganese exposure on cell signaling pathway -Identified that hair cannot be used as a biomarker for internal manganese exposure in a murine model -Generated iPSC derived neurons of different lineages to identifying neurotoxic effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances -Focus gene environmental effect on neurodegenerative diseases including Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease using iPSC model -Set up the laboratory at Purdue University, managed multiple projects, established PACUC and IRB protocols, mentored and trained graduate and undergraduate students, handled regular laboratory activities and collaboration with various labs across campus Show less

Technology Commercialization Intern

• Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

- Synthesize conversational marketing materials from a combination of technical materials describing Purdue University innovations and industry analysis - Perform preliminary market and industry research to identify relevant information for OTC to assess commercial viability of Purdue innovations - Identify potential commercial development partners for Purdue innovations - Synthesize conversational marketing materials from a combination of technical materials describing Purdue University innovations and industry analysis - Perform preliminary market and industry research to identify relevant information for OTC to assess commercial viability of Purdue innovations - Identify potential commercial development partners for Purdue innovations

Graduate Research Assistant

• Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

- Established the detrimental effects of circadian disruption on attention and response inhibition using 5-Choice Serial Response Time Task (5-CSRTT) and on underlying neurochemistry using RT-PCR- Identified that interaction between cholinergic and dopaminergic neurotransmitters are differentially affected by both models of circadian disruption using pharmacological challenges- Identified the diminished effects sub-clinical model of hypothyroidism on short-term object recognition memory due to prenatal thyroid hormone insufficiency using the Novel Object Recognition paradigm - Experienced in behavioral testing for impulsive choice, working memory and cognitive flexibility using Delay Discounting, Delayed Spatial Alternation and Set-Shifting - Managed multiple projects, contributed to grants, proposals and IACUC protocols, mentored and trained undergraduate and veterinary students, handled regular laboratory activities Show less

Graduate Research Assistant

• Jan 2009 - Nov 2013

-Aged and isolated E.coli cell lines with increased fitness, greater metabolic efficiency and increased expression of heterologous proteins. -Worked on engineering a bacterial platform to enable real-time spectrophotometric quantification of bacteriophage infected and uninfected fractions in phage–bacteria culture