Experience

Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Organic Chemistry post-doc Organic Chemistry post-doc



University of Houston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Candidate

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2021

  - Chemistry PhD (specializing in Organic/ Medicinal Chemistry) - Planned and executed bioorganic drug design, synthesis- Medicinal chemistry paper: In Vivo and In Vitro Analyses of Novel Peptidomimetic Disruptors for the Serotonin 5-HT2C Receptor Interaction with Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog. Frontiers in Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology. 2019, 10. - Chemistry PhD (specializing in Organic/ Medicinal Chemistry) - Planned and executed bioorganic drug design, synthesis- Medicinal chemistry paper: In Vivo and In Vitro Analyses of Novel Peptidomimetic Disruptors for the Serotonin 5-HT2C Receptor Interaction with Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog. Frontiers in Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology. 2019, 10.



MD Anderson Cancer Center

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

• Clinical Cell Therapy Specialist

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  - Followed all standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and FDA guidelines while performing procedures in regulatory compliance while working in an ISO 5 cleanroom; after human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching, the cryopreserved hematopoietic progenitor cells were used for allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as a biopharmaceutical therapeutic for patients diagnosed with either leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple melanoma - Knowledge and experience implementing current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and current Good Tissue Practices (cGTP) while working in a clinical lab- Authored, revised, and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) regarding equipment use and procedure technique - Consistently communicating relevant information with other team members- Experience processing in the Manufacturing lab and working knowledge of the quality control lab- Experience identifying errors as well as researching and evaluating the possible causes of the errors - Proficient in documenting and investigating incident reports/adverse events; then following up with specific solutions as well as appropriate documentation, i.e. Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)- Working knowledge of quality control & quality assurance principles