Experience

Perceive Biotherapeutics, Inc.

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist II

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  San Diego, California, United States



Rejuvenate Bio

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Scientist II

  • Apr 2023 - Sep 2023

• Sr Scientist I

  • Oct 2022 - May 2023

  San Diego, California, United States



Capsida Biotherapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist, PreClinical and High Throughput Screening

  • Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

  Thousand Oaks, California, United States Developed qPCR and ddPCR methods to accurately and precisely quantify viral DNA and RNA in mouse and NHP tissue samples. Lead projects to improve DNA and RNA extraction from complex samples. Created SOPs, an analyst training program, and control trending methods to ensure robust and reliable processes. Leading a team of three, we completed a pre-qualification and automated the method to process >1,000 samples per week. Assisted in designing preclinical animal studies, developing protein… Show more Developed qPCR and ddPCR methods to accurately and precisely quantify viral DNA and RNA in mouse and NHP tissue samples. Lead projects to improve DNA and RNA extraction from complex samples. Created SOPs, an analyst training program, and control trending methods to ensure robust and reliable processes. Leading a team of three, we completed a pre-qualification and automated the method to process >1,000 samples per week. Assisted in designing preclinical animal studies, developing protein quantification assays, and drafting FDA documents. Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  Berkeley, California, United States

• PHD Candidate

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2020

  Berkeley, CA Fascinated with the ecological roles of natural products, I set out to understand how Streptomyces coelicolor senses and respond to interspecies interactions, resulting in the production of multiple bioactive metabolites. I identified regulatory systems involved in this process and used molecular and RNA-seq methods to determine the regulatory connections between a unique subset of these genes. I characterization a conservon system that resembles a eukaryotic GPCR system. I found that this… Show more Fascinated with the ecological roles of natural products, I set out to understand how Streptomyces coelicolor senses and respond to interspecies interactions, resulting in the production of multiple bioactive metabolites. I identified regulatory systems involved in this process and used molecular and RNA-seq methods to determine the regulatory connections between a unique subset of these genes. I characterization a conservon system that resembles a eukaryotic GPCR system. I found that this conserved operon act as a global regulator for bioactive metabolite production, which is a regulatory system unheard of in bacteria.



National Science Foundation (NSF)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Fellow

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2020

  UC Berkeley



Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Research Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  San Diego CA Using complex, novel molecular biology techniques, I cloned and heterologously expressed a 22kb type II polyketide synthase gene cluster from the marine Salinispora pacifica strain in a Streptomyces host. Extracted, purified, and characterized the resulting natural product using HPLC, LC-MS, and NMR techniques.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2013

  La Jolla, CA Investigated expression profile of a cryptic natural product biosynthetic gene cluster in the marine actinomycete, Salinispora, using novel culture conditions, RNA isolation, and RT-PCR.


YMCA of San Diego County
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• School-aged Teacher

  • Oct 2010 - Feb 2012