Experience

AHIP

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst, Clinical Innovation

  • Mar 2021 - Present

• Advocacy and Policy Writing Specialist

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

  -Write Federal Affairs and Industry-centered newsletters-Prepare federal legislative forecasts related to top health care industry issues-Write and edit Congressional hearing statements, testimony, letters to Congress-Research, collect data, analyze, and respond to requests for information on key issuesKey Issues Involved in:—COVID-19, testing, vaccination--Prescription Drug Pricing--Surprise Medical Billing--Affordable Care Act and Health Care Coverage--Rural Health, Maternal health, and Social Determinants of Health issues and legislation



NACCHO

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Government Affairs Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  -Authored articles for 8 health policy weekly newsletters, sent to national audience of 5,000+ subscribers -Wrote policy statements and advocacy briefings directed towards members of Congress and the public -Crafted brief position statements in response to Congressional agenda for social media platforms -Authored articles for 8 health policy weekly newsletters, sent to national audience of 5,000+ subscribers -Wrote policy statements and advocacy briefings directed towards members of Congress and the public -Crafted brief position statements in response to Congressional agenda for social media platforms



The University of Texas System

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graduate Archer Fellow in Public Policy

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  -Took classes public policy and advocacy -Provided policy analysis on federal and state Immunization Practices, and authored policy statement and briefing presented to staff of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions -Planned and developed analyses, reports, and other narrative materials as part of Vaccination and Tobacco Cessation advocacy campaigns -Took classes public policy and advocacy -Provided policy analysis on federal and state Immunization Practices, and authored policy statement and briefing presented to staff of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions -Planned and developed analyses, reports, and other narrative materials as part of Vaccination and Tobacco Cessation advocacy campaigns



MD Anderson Cancer Center

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

• Graduate Research Assistant/ Ph.D. Candidate

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2019

  -Led the development of multi-lateral collaboration coordinating three research groups across three institutions resulting in a funded grant, two publications, 10+ presentations -Analyzed 150+ clinical trial patient samples, identifying biomarkers and immune response to an experimental drug implementing cutting-edge technologies -Performed primary research to investigate immunotherapies and tumor-immunity in bladder cancer -Presented research analysis on immunotherapy to 300+ bladder cancer research experts at multiple conferences, including International Bladder Cancer Network and American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting -Characterized difference in immune response to chemotherapy treatment among bladder cancer subtypes Principle Investigator: Dr. Kimberly Schluns, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Immunology, MDACC, Dr. Colin P. Dinney, Department of Urology, MDACC; David J. McConkey, Ph.D., Director of Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute Other experiences: Raghu Kalluri, M.D. Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Cancer Biology, • Investigated the role of exosomes in promotion of metastasis and EMT transition: exosome quantification, characterization from murine breast cancer cell lines. Also protein analysis of known EMT markers in exosomes Stephanie Watowich, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Immunology • Studied epigenetic regulation and genomic instability in the STAT3 pathways/inflammatory response of hematopoetic stem cells using reporter assays, RT-PCR, lineage depletion, TLR/cytokine stimulation Anirban Maitra, M.B.B.S., Professor, Department of Pathology, Scientific Director, Zayed Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research • Characterizing metabolic effects of exosomes on human pancreatic cancer cells through elucidation of protein cargo utilizing flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, western blotting, viability assays • Immune cell profiling via Immunofluorescence/IHC in epigenetically disregulated mouse models



Immunomedics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Technologist

  • May 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Manufactures all antibodies, antibody fragments, and conjugates • Performing lab studies to verify process methods • Revise SOPs and Manufacturing batch records and buffer sheets • Purifies antibodies using ion-exchange and affinity column chromatography and DV20 virus removal filtration • Prepares buffers (up to 200L sizes) • Fills Bulk Drug Product aseptically • Responsible for the daily maintenance and calibration of all equipment needed during production • Manufactures all antibodies, antibody fragments, and conjugates • Performing lab studies to verify process methods • Revise SOPs and Manufacturing batch records and buffer sheets • Purifies antibodies using ion-exchange and affinity column chromatography and DV20 virus removal filtration • Prepares buffers (up to 200L sizes) • Fills Bulk Drug Product aseptically • Responsible for the daily maintenance and calibration of all equipment needed during production



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2009 - Apr 2011

  Studied the regulation of phospholipid metabolism in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae through the purification and characterization of metabolic enzymes and the isolation and characterization of key genes. Studied the regulation of phospholipid metabolism in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae through the purification and characterization of metabolic enzymes and the isolation and characterization of key genes.