Experience

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  Clharity

  • San Jose, California, United States

  • Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

    • Nov 2022 - Present
    • San Jose, California, United States

    • Leading research for donation advisory services that utilize unique methods to authenticate ledgers to alleviate donor skepticism and stabilize the relationship between donors and nonprofits• Connecting Clharity with new high-profile donors and potential, trustworthy nonprofits

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  Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program (ASDRP)

  • United States

  • Research Student

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • United States

    Project: Synthesis of a library of solid-phase peptide fluorophores: A generalized solution for subcellular imaging, protein biophysics, and diagnostics• Presented research poster at the 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Conference doi.org/10.1021/scimeetings.3c10042• Synthesized fluorescent amino acids for production of a novel class of fluorescent peptides• Printed fluorescent peptides through a solid-phase peptide synthesizer • Used NMR and LC-MS instruments to characterize compounds Project: Mass Spectrometry-Enabled Quantification of Dopamine and Its Metabolites in Evaluating the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease in Brain Tissue• Presented research poster at the 2022 West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research (WBSURC) Conference at Loyola Mount University • Utilized various mass spectrometers to identify levels of in vivo key neurotransmitters and ascertained lowest limit of detection and lowest limit of quantification for multiple instruments• Conducted brain sample, serial dilution, and internal standard preparationProject: Reactivity-informed Pharmacophore Editing and Biological Evaluation of Andrographolide and Its Analogs• Presented research poster at the 2022 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research at Pepperdine University • Presented research poster at the ASDRP 2022 Fall Symposium and Expo• Conducted organic synthesis of anti-cancerous natural product drug analogs • Utilized NMR and LC-MS instruments to characterize compounds

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  UC Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara, California, United States

  • UCSB Research Mentorship Program

    • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
    • Santa Barbara, California, United States

    Project: Confidential Title • Presented research at the 2023 UCSB Research Mentorship Program Symposium • Utilized mutant Drosophila melanogaster and consumption assays to elucidate the receptor basis behind ATP chemoreception and induced feeding phagostimulation• Conducted calcium GCaMP8f imaging to identify key areas of chemoreception and specific gene expression in gustatory receptor neurons • Prepared food stock solutions, maintained fly housing, set up fly crosses, fly splitting, fly counting, and euthanasia of flies• Utilized Excel and GraphPad for data analysis and figure production

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  Stanford University

  • United States

  • Research Intern at Heller Laboratory

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • United States

    Project: Effects of pentylenetetrazol, a GABA receptor antagonist, in a Down syndrome mice model and novel use of the Mouse Gambling Task for quantification of risk-assessment capabilities• Presented oral & poster at the 2023 California Northern Junior Sciences & Humanities Symposium• Presented oral & poster at the 2023 California Life Sciences BioGENEius Challenge Conference• Analyzed the efficacy of a drug on down syndrome model in mice by comparing the cognition and behavior prior to and after administration of the drug • Facilitated testing behavioral tasks such as mazes and gambling puzzles to evaluate choice-making skills and the effect of the drug • Recorded and performed data analysis on Excel and GraphPad• Maintenance work included: daily, routine checking of mouse housing temperatures and humidity; regular mice health inspections; cage, food, and water changes; and euthanasia of diseased mice • Contributed to a poster presented at the Human Biology Research Symposium

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  BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

  • San Jose, California, United States

  • Independent Researcher

    • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
    • San Jose, California, United States

    Project: Identification of Omeprazole Metabolites in Human Urines and Investigation of Its Pharmacokinetic Variability• Published in EDP Science’s peer-reviewed journal, BIO Web of Conferences with the 2022 4th International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science: https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20236001004• Analyzed UPLC-HRMS (Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) datasets for metabolite identification of a commonly-prescribed antacid, omeprazole • Gathered previously-reported pharmacokinetic data from various patients’ blood plasma concentrations to calculate parameters to elucidate possible drug-drug interactions