Opthalmic Technician

• Oct 2023 - Present

Undergraduate Researcher - The Ochman Lab

• Jun 2021 - Jan 2023

06/2021-08/22 | PI: Dr. Ochman, Howard; Supervisor: Dr. Kirchberger, Paul •Engaged in synthetic phage construction of Enterogokushovirus using a yeast assembly protocol to edit genes, with the goal of elucidating the mechanisms behind the enigmatic hypervariable region (HVR2). •Experience with numerous laboratory protocols including bacteria culturing, DNA genomic and plasmid extraction, PCR amplification, DNA purification, cloning techniques and Qubit quantification. •Designed and conducted an independent project that investigated the genes essential for infection of novel Entergokushoviruses using transposon insertion sequencing. 08/22 - 01/23 | PI: Dr. Ochman, Howard; Supervisor: Md. Hassan uz-Zaman •During my second research mentorship, I studied the evolution of de novo peptides in conferring antibiotic resistance in E. coli bacteria. I worked alongside my mentor to develop a project aimed at observing the evolutionary trend of primordial E. coli cells subjected to different growth medias. Show less

Host

• Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

• Catered food service to a high volume of patients throughout the hospital. • Attended to specific patient needs and dietary requests. • Checked food for accuracy prior to being delivered to the rooms. • Catered food service to a high volume of patients throughout the hospital. • Attended to specific patient needs and dietary requests. • Checked food for accuracy prior to being delivered to the rooms.