Experience

UVA Department of Chemistry

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant (Dean Harman Lab)

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  - Secondary nucleophilic addition to methylphenidate (commercially branded as Ritalin) and stereoselective incorporation of deuterium into pyridine, synthesizing methylphenidate and piperidine derivatives as candidates for ADHD pharmaceuticals through organometallic synthesis with eta-2 transition metal dearomatization.- Current Project: double protonation of 2-DMAP complex to couple aromatic nucleophiles to pyridine

• Teaching Assistant - CHEM 1810

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  TA for Principles of Chemical Structure (Accelerated)

• Data Mining Project

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021



VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NSF-REU Program (Matthew Hartman Lab)

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  -developed an SOP for tRNA extraction from E. coli to provide a key reagent for in vitro translation, which incorporates non-canonical amino acids into designer peptides (large molecule drug discovery)-development of skills in chemical purification and characterization -developed an SOP for tRNA extraction from E. coli to provide a key reagent for in vitro translation, which incorporates non-canonical amino acids into designer peptides (large molecule drug discovery)-development of skills in chemical purification and characterization



Douglas Aquatics, Inc.

• Recreational Facilities and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Area Supervisor

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021