Experience

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate

  • Jun 2019 - Present

• PhD Candidate

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  My thesis work involves investigating mechanisms of amyloid-beta mediated synaptic pathology.I am a Physiology of Aging T32 recipient.As a PhD candidate, I am responsible for:Experimental design and preparationPerforming experimentsData analysis and statisticsCommunicating results in public presentations and poster sessionsManuscript preparation (writing the text, preparation of figure panels etc.)Attending seminars, conferences and staying up to date on the latest work in the fieldMentoring rotation and high school studentsPrimary technical skills:Primary hippocampal culture preparation and maintenance Lipofectamine transfectionsBiolistic transfectionsImaging- live confocal, PALM/STORM, SIM, EMICC, IHCSDS PAGEMolecular cloningImage analysis (including image processing/segmentation analyses in matlab/image j)

• PhD Trainee

  • Aug 2017 - Present



New York University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Research Scientist

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Image sections of rodent hippocampus, cortex, and striatum using electron microscopy and VS120• Assist in lab procedures, such as making buffers, vibratome sectioning, tissue washes etc.• Perform immunocytochemistry, including pre-embed and post-embed processing for brain section staining• Quantify staining procedures using Photoshop and Image-J• Calculate statistics from collected data, using Statistica, Excel, and Prism• Prepare graphs and text for upcoming publications• Train undergraduates in imaging/analysis protocols and wet lab procedures• Training to conduct animal experiments



Pint of Science UK

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Coordinator

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Onboard prospective speakers and MC for The Plastic Brain event, manage communications.Coordinate event details and logistics with venue staffOrganize event schedule, which included trivia, prizes, and plasticized brain viewingOutreach and promotion of event via social media, listservs, and flyers Onboard prospective speakers and MC for The Plastic Brain event, manage communications.Coordinate event details and logistics with venue staffOrganize event schedule, which included trivia, prizes, and plasticized brain viewingOutreach and promotion of event via social media, listservs, and flyers



Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

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

• Research Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Communicated standardized procedures for pilot clinical trial of GesTherapy system• Collected and analyzed data from trial• Validated accuracy of GesTherapy technology using motion capture cameras• Reported weekly findings and discussed relevant journal article with team • Communicated standardized procedures for pilot clinical trial of GesTherapy system• Collected and analyzed data from trial• Validated accuracy of GesTherapy technology using motion capture cameras• Reported weekly findings and discussed relevant journal article with team



Not Impossible BrainWriter Event

• Project Coordinator

  • Dec 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Communicated scope and capabilities of BrainWriter project to potential art donors• Coordinated release and pickup of fine art• Established social media to promote event• *The event was a benefit auction that raised $25,000 for the BrainWriter. TheBrainWriter uses EEG technology to convert basic brain waves to lines on a screen. Itgives ALS patients and others suffering from neuromuscular diseases a form of artisticexpression.* • Communicated scope and capabilities of BrainWriter project to potential art donors• Coordinated release and pickup of fine art• Established social media to promote event• *The event was a benefit auction that raised $25,000 for the BrainWriter. TheBrainWriter uses EEG technology to convert basic brain waves to lines on a screen. Itgives ALS patients and others suffering from neuromuscular diseases a form of artisticexpression.*