Experience

Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate III

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  As an RAIII, I continue to hone the skills I've gained as an RAII but I have more responsibilities in addition to my projects on lipid-mediated targeted drug delivery and elucidating the mechanisms behind heterogeneous aging of cells in middle-aged populations. These additional responsibilities include:- Contributing to maintenance of the tissue culture area and other general lab maintenance- Planning experiments and analyzing data exclusively independently- Creating reports of overall project progress for presentation and to establish a foundation for future work on the project Show less

• Research Associate II

  • Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  I currently assist Dr. Burnaevskiy with projects focusing on developing technologies for transfection and characterizing aging in mammalian human cells.Some of my daily tasks include:- Maintaining several lines of human cell cultures, such as fibroblasts and t-cells- Performing analytical cellular experiments such as transfection with novel oligonucleotide methods, flow cytometry, drug dose-response, and ATP-luminescence assays- Writing reports detailing the set-up, data analysis, conclusions, and limitations of experiments- Reading papers and preparing materials for cellular experiments independently Show less



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

  I assist Dr. Anthony Grillo, Ph.D., on his current projects focusing on mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's in the Kaeberlein lab. Some of my daily tasks include: - Monitoring and teaching undergraduate and high school students in the lab - Running gels and treating western blots with various antibodies - Maintaining and genotyping murine colony with PCR - Delivering injections daily and other experimental treatments to mice - Utilizing sterile technique to properly manipulate and care for E. coli colonies and C. elegans strains - Preparing materials, solutions, and animal tissue for experimental procedures - Scheduling and carrying out murine dissection for tissue collection - Mentoring and teaching a high school student C. elegans lifespan projects - Presenting findings to the lab group and Principal Investigator - Self-learning to carry out molecular biological assays and experiments (BCA assay, TBARS assay, Protein Carbonyl assay, lifespan assay, etc.) - Dissecting S. cerevisiae to contribute data to replicative lifespans Show less

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  I research the causative agents of aging with my mentor, Dr. Anthony Grillo, Ph.D., using Mus musculus domesticus, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae models. Some of my daily tasks include: - Dissected yeast to contribute data to replicative lifespans - Monitored and cared for our murine colony containing various strains - Scheduled and dissected mice for tissue collection and fixation - Ran SDS-PAGE, transferred to membranes, and probed western blots with various antibodies - Conducted RT-qPCR to quantify changes in mRNA levels - Carried out various molecular biological assays utilizing animal tissues - Genotyped new mice litter with PCR and eartagged for identification- Contributed to a safe and welcoming environment Show less



Starbucks

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Barista

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2021

  - Interacted with customers daily when taking/delivering orders and exchanging currency - Prepared various foods, drinks, and goods - Contributed to maintaining a clean and safe space for food preparation - Stocked and maintained goods and utensils for customers - Dealt with difficult customers in a positive and helpful manner - Interacted with customers daily when taking/delivering orders and exchanging currency - Prepared various foods, drinks, and goods - Contributed to maintaining a clean and safe space for food preparation - Stocked and maintained goods and utensils for customers - Dealt with difficult customers in a positive and helpful manner



The Environmental and Occupational Health Microbiology Lab

• Greater Seattle Area

• Lab Assistant Volunteer

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

  *Had to leave the position due to COVID-19 pandemic* - Contributed to maintaining a clean and safe lab space - Prepared various solutions and broths for bacterial and viral culturing - Sanitized and autoclaved biohazardous materials and equipment *Had to leave the position due to COVID-19 pandemic* - Contributed to maintaining a clean and safe lab space - Prepared various solutions and broths for bacterial and viral culturing - Sanitized and autoclaved biohazardous materials and equipment



Biofortis Research

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

  - Screened and scheduled potential subjects for studies over-the-phone - Provided high-quality customer service in-person and over-the-phone - Assembled kits for specific studies - Shadowed visits with clinical research scientists and subjects - Created "Past Studies" webpage to represent research conducted by Biofortis - Screened and scheduled potential subjects for studies over-the-phone - Provided high-quality customer service in-person and over-the-phone - Assembled kits for specific studies - Shadowed visits with clinical research scientists and subjects - Created "Past Studies" webpage to represent research conducted by Biofortis



Emeraldology

• Seattle, Washington

• Content Creator

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2019

  - Wrote interesting and informative articles that focus on tips for leading an environmentally-friendly lifestyle - Illustrated cover pictures to entice readers to learn from the article - Photographed areas around Seattle and Chicago to supplement articles - Wrote interesting and informative articles that focus on tips for leading an environmentally-friendly lifestyle - Illustrated cover pictures to entice readers to learn from the article - Photographed areas around Seattle and Chicago to supplement articles