Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2022 - Present

Microfluidics and Biosensors Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering Advisor: Dr. Zhenyu Li Microfluidics and Biosensors Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering Advisor: Dr. Zhenyu Li

Student Athlete

• Aug 2019 - Present

NCAA Division I Men’s Water Polo Team As a college athlete, I balance a 30+ hour practice week, training, competition, and travel schedule, in addition to carrying full course load and working as an undergrad research assistant. I gained excellent time management skills, as well as valuable leadership and team-building experience. NCAA Division I Men’s Water Polo Team As a college athlete, I balance a 30+ hour practice week, training, competition, and travel schedule, in addition to carrying full course load and working as an undergrad research assistant. I gained excellent time management skills, as well as valuable leadership and team-building experience.

Formulations & Biophysics Intern

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

Integrate Lynx Liquid Handler to automate a high throughput formulations workflow. Establish a method to randomly array 384 well plates to account for plate bias. Create a streamlined workflow that permits facile, broad, and parallel characterization of new drugs. Program robotics, design and conduct biophysical experiments, analyze laboratory results, and present data to the reporting scientists. Apply robotics, spectroscopy, and analytical techniques to an array of drug modalities, including small molecules, peptides, and proteins. Implement state-of-the-art technologies within the diabetes and obesity areas, with the goal of bringing molecules to market.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Feb 2022 - May 2022

Dr. Zhenyu Li's Microfluidics and Biosensors LabAdvisor: R. Scott Downen, PhD

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• May 2020 - Apr 2022

Advisors: Igor Efimov, PhD and Rose Yin, PhDEfimov Lab, Department of Biomedical EngineeringSpecialize in the fields of cardiovascular engineering, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia, biophotonics, and medical devices. Principal interest is to improve understanding of the development and function of the cardiovascular system, and to develop novel diagnostics and electrotherapies for cardiovascular diseases.Assist in research projects relating to implantable devices and conformal electronics. Duties include developing and conducting immunohistochemistry staining and analysis, performing echocardiography and analysis, assisting surgeons in performing cardiac implantation procedures, and assisting in tissue preparation and optical mapping experiments.Develop and execute protocol for immunohistochemistry staining and quantification.Prepare human heart tissue slices and assist in Langendorff perfusion optical mapping experiments.Validate novel cardiac devices by assessing biocompatibility of implanted pacemakers using echocardiography, immunohistochemistry staining, ELISA, and microscopy.

Participant, 2020 Hackathon

• Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

The Annual George Hacks Medical Solutions innovation competition is a 24-hour hackathon-style event for teams of 3-4 students. Students choose one problem statement from a set of pitches presented by participating healthcare organizations. The problem statements may be patient-specific or involve a systematic issue relevant to the function of the presenting organization. The Annual George Hacks Medical Solutions innovation competition is a 24-hour hackathon-style event for teams of 3-4 students. Students choose one problem statement from a set of pitches presented by participating healthcare organizations. The problem statements may be patient-specific or involve a systematic issue relevant to the function of the presenting organization.

Water polo coach

• May 2016 - Aug 2016