Experience

Regeneron

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  TCR Discovery

• Associate Scientist

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  TCR Discovery



The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biomedical Engineering PhD Candidate - Schneck Laboratory

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2022

  • Designed and patented nanoparticle technology that recruits T cell help to augment existing cancer immunotherapies, in collaboration with 5 national and international laboratories. • Developed and patented high-throughput approaches for targeting and identifying tumor-specific T cells. • Provided the first demonstration of cross-reactivity between gut microbes and tumor antigens. • Identified unique T cell receptor sequences associated with responses to cancer… Show more • Designed and patented nanoparticle technology that recruits T cell help to augment existing cancer immunotherapies, in collaboration with 5 national and international laboratories. • Developed and patented high-throughput approaches for targeting and identifying tumor-specific T cells. • Provided the first demonstration of cross-reactivity between gut microbes and tumor antigens. • Identified unique T cell receptor sequences associated with responses to cancer immunotherapy. • Directly mentored 3 undergraduate, 9 graduate, and 1 postdoctoral researcher. • Helped in writing and data collection for funded R01, R33, and P41 grants. Show less • Designed and patented nanoparticle technology that recruits T cell help to augment existing cancer immunotherapies, in collaboration with 5 national and international laboratories. • Developed and patented high-throughput approaches for targeting and identifying tumor-specific T cells. • Provided the first demonstration of cross-reactivity between gut microbes and tumor antigens. • Identified unique T cell receptor sequences associated with responses to cancer… Show more • Designed and patented nanoparticle technology that recruits T cell help to augment existing cancer immunotherapies, in collaboration with 5 national and international laboratories. • Developed and patented high-throughput approaches for targeting and identifying tumor-specific T cells. • Provided the first demonstration of cross-reactivity between gut microbes and tumor antigens. • Identified unique T cell receptor sequences associated with responses to cancer immunotherapy. • Directly mentored 3 undergraduate, 9 graduate, and 1 postdoctoral researcher. • Helped in writing and data collection for funded R01, R33, and P41 grants. Show less



Johns Hopkins BME Extramural Development in Graduate Education (BME EDGE)

• Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Co-Chair

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2021

  Co-Chair (June 2019 - June 2021) • Led a 13-member student group to coordinate graduate internship program, professional workshops, and career talks, overseeing 12 student interns and 30+ events serving nearly 600 students. • Spearheaded departmental changes to Individual Development Plans with Ph.D. program director. • Raised $13,500 in annual funding to support BME EDGE activities. Professional Development Chair (June 2018 - June 2019) • Organized monthly professional… Show more Co-Chair (June 2019 - June 2021) • Led a 13-member student group to coordinate graduate internship program, professional workshops, and career talks, overseeing 12 student interns and 30+ events serving nearly 600 students. • Spearheaded departmental changes to Individual Development Plans with Ph.D. program director. • Raised $13,500 in annual funding to support BME EDGE activities. Professional Development Chair (June 2018 - June 2019) • Organized monthly professional development events. Webmaster (June 2017 - June 2018) • Re-designed the BME EDGE website. Show less Co-Chair (June 2019 - June 2021) • Led a 13-member student group to coordinate graduate internship program, professional workshops, and career talks, overseeing 12 student interns and 30+ events serving nearly 600 students. • Spearheaded departmental changes to Individual Development Plans with Ph.D. program director. • Raised $13,500 in annual funding to support BME EDGE activities. Professional Development Chair (June 2018 - June 2019) • Organized monthly professional… Show more Co-Chair (June 2019 - June 2021) • Led a 13-member student group to coordinate graduate internship program, professional workshops, and career talks, overseeing 12 student interns and 30+ events serving nearly 600 students. • Spearheaded departmental changes to Individual Development Plans with Ph.D. program director. • Raised $13,500 in annual funding to support BME EDGE activities. Professional Development Chair (June 2018 - June 2019) • Organized monthly professional development events. Webmaster (June 2017 - June 2018) • Re-designed the BME EDGE website. Show less



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Studied free energy of mixing and clustering behavior of ionic liquids in organic solvents in the presence of carbohydrate chains using Molecular Dynamics simulations. • Synthesized pH-sensitive bilayer polymer squares through spin-coating, thermal annealing, and photolithography. • Characterized surface morphology with optical and atomic force microscopy. • Studied free energy of mixing and clustering behavior of ionic liquids in organic solvents in the presence of carbohydrate chains using Molecular Dynamics simulations. • Synthesized pH-sensitive bilayer polymer squares through spin-coating, thermal annealing, and photolithography. • Characterized surface morphology with optical and atomic force microscopy.



Alpha Eta Mu Beta National Biomedical Engineering Honor Society

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  • Co-founder of UMD Chapter - helped draft constitution, elect first board, and recruit members. • Established and coordinated departmental tutoring and peer academic advising programs. • Co-founder of UMD Chapter - helped draft constitution, elect first board, and recruit members. • Established and coordinated departmental tutoring and peer academic advising programs.



Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Computer Science Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Designed and taught an after-school programming course in Python to middle school students. Designed and taught an after-school programming course in Python to middle school students.



National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Created Python Wrapper for Molecular Dynamics Software and developed algorithms to predict bulk properties of organic liquids. • Created Python Wrapper for Molecular Dynamics Software and developed algorithms to predict bulk properties of organic liquids.



National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Performed liquid silane deposition, spin-coating, and grafting out of solution to synthesize polymer brushes. • Studied brushes with variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy. • Performed liquid silane deposition, spin-coating, and grafting out of solution to synthesize polymer brushes. • Studied brushes with variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy.



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Created a microfluidic device and computer vision software for imaging and sorting C. Elegans nematodes. • Designed and built a LabVIEW-based system to measure magnetic fields three-dimensionally. • Created a microfluidic device and computer vision software for imaging and sorting C. Elegans nematodes. • Designed and built a LabVIEW-based system to measure magnetic fields three-dimensionally.



FDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Conducted monoclonal antibody purification, protein assays, gel electrophoresis, virus purification through sucrose gradients, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, competition and virus neutralization assays. Conducted monoclonal antibody purification, protein assays, gel electrophoresis, virus purification through sucrose gradients, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, competition and virus neutralization assays.