Experience

Color

• United States
• Public Health
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Software Engineer - Genomics

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Startup Labs UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Startup Labs Cohort Member

  • Dec 2020 - May 2021

  Los Angeles, California, United States I was offered the opportunity to be a member of the UCLA Startup Labs and completed a proposal for a fast-casual sugarless food company named Stasis. The mission of this startup is to help the public develop food consciousness and literacy around sugar as it is a highly addictive substance that is consumed at much higher than needed doses. Through the mentorship of two food and sustainability industry experts, I developed a menu and a business/marketing plan for fast-casual affordable meals… Show more I was offered the opportunity to be a member of the UCLA Startup Labs and completed a proposal for a fast-casual sugarless food company named Stasis. The mission of this startup is to help the public develop food consciousness and literacy around sugar as it is a highly addictive substance that is consumed at much higher than needed doses. Through the mentorship of two food and sustainability industry experts, I developed a menu and a business/marketing plan for fast-casual affordable meals consisting of ingredients without any sugar, scientifically shown to keep glucose and insulin levels stable. By developing curated meals in an efficient manner, the goal is to reach as much of the community as possible including different college campuses and numerous neighborhoods around Los Angeles. The program culminated in presenting a pitch deck to a panel of 15 investors and students during Demo Day and receiving positive feedback regarding the potential of the startup and future steps. Show less



Glove Up/Rumble Boxing

• Glove Up Fundraiser Founder

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  New York, New York, United States On May 4th 2019, I launched a boxing fundraiser in partnership with Rumble NYC boxing studios. We hosted 65 individuals and raised $4,500+ for the Immunology Department at Weill Cornell Medicine. With the goal of raising awareness for cancer prevention, we welcomed members of varying communities including scientists, physicians, nurses, athletes, and boxing coaches. Through these encounters and a post-work out gathering, we offered a platform for conversations on the inextricable relationship… Show more On May 4th 2019, I launched a boxing fundraiser in partnership with Rumble NYC boxing studios. We hosted 65 individuals and raised $4,500+ for the Immunology Department at Weill Cornell Medicine. With the goal of raising awareness for cancer prevention, we welcomed members of varying communities including scientists, physicians, nurses, athletes, and boxing coaches. Through these encounters and a post-work out gathering, we offered a platform for conversations on the inextricable relationship between exercise and chronic disease. As the sole event coordinator, I learned to troubleshoot in real time and experienced the importance of compromise and streamlined administration. Show less



Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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

• Senior Research Technician

  • Jun 2016 - May 2019

  New York, New York, United States The laboratory studies clinically relevant problems in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with the goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcome. These include multiple approaches such as mitigating graft-versus-host disease as well as boosting thymic function after transplant and entail the use of murine HCT models. I primarily performed bone marrow transplants in mice and monitored the progression of graft-versus-host disease. I took ownership of this 8-hour… Show more The laboratory studies clinically relevant problems in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with the goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies to improve patient outcome. These include multiple approaches such as mitigating graft-versus-host disease as well as boosting thymic function after transplant and entail the use of murine HCT models. I primarily performed bone marrow transplants in mice and monitored the progression of graft-versus-host disease. I took ownership of this 8-hour protocol as I mastered concepts in immunology, increasing 3-fold the number of transplants completed per week for faster data turnaround. I was promoted to Senior Research Technician in 6 months and my new responsibilities included overseeing the lab’s mouse colony with over 1000 cages and 15 strains. I trained and led a team of 3-4 research technicians while balancing an individual research project and assisting lead lab scientists.

• Clinical Shadowing

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  New York, New York, United States I had the opportunity of going on rounds with 3 physician-scientists on the Bone Marrow Transplantation floor where I witnessed the complexities of medical care through varying doctor-patient interactions. I attended patient rounds with a team of physicians monitoring patients pre- and post-total body irradiation/chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. I had the privilege of rounding on 2 patients in the ICU who developed graft-versus-host disease and understood the severity of this… Show more I had the opportunity of going on rounds with 3 physician-scientists on the Bone Marrow Transplantation floor where I witnessed the complexities of medical care through varying doctor-patient interactions. I attended patient rounds with a team of physicians monitoring patients pre- and post-total body irradiation/chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. I had the privilege of rounding on 2 patients in the ICU who developed graft-versus-host disease and understood the severity of this complication that I was simultaneously studying in Dr. Van den Brink's lab across the street from the hospital. I also shadowed a clinical research coordinator in onboarding patients on a clinical trial in the Bone Marrow Transplantation outpatient clinic for the collection of stool samples with the goal of gaining exposure to the multiple aspects of healthcare.



Johns Hopkins Medicine

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

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States The laboratory focuses on the development of delivery systems to make the delivery of molecules such as drugs, vaccines and nucleic acids more efficient and effective. This nanotechnology allows for the controlled and sustained release of drug to a specific site within the body for applications in the lungs, the eye, the gastrointestinal tract and the treatment of cancer. Under the supervision of Dr. Justin Hanes, I aided Pharmacology PhD candidate Taarika Babu whose research focused on the… Show more The laboratory focuses on the development of delivery systems to make the delivery of molecules such as drugs, vaccines and nucleic acids more efficient and effective. This nanotechnology allows for the controlled and sustained release of drug to a specific site within the body for applications in the lungs, the eye, the gastrointestinal tract and the treatment of cancer. Under the supervision of Dr. Justin Hanes, I aided Pharmacology PhD candidate Taarika Babu whose research focused on the delivery of mucus penetrating particles in the colon for effective treatment of HIV and IBD. I optimized a protocol for the delivery of fluorescent nanoparticles loaded with an anti-HIV drug by synthesizing particles of differing sizes and methodically comparing their mucus penetration. In doing so, I learned the skills of tissue cryosectioning and microscopic imaging as well as the importance of developing reproducible methods and taking reliable lab notes. Show less