Experience

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Lecturer | Associated Faculty | Principal Investigator

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Senior Lecturer I am passionate about teaching chemistry related courses to students. When students come in contact with my class, I want to leave loving science even more. Courses Taught ● PHR-3200 Biochemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences ● PHR-4010 Molecules to medicine ● PHR-4600 Pharmaceutical Science Laboratory ● PHR-2367 Drug Use in American Culture Senior Lecturer I am passionate about teaching chemistry related courses to students. When students come in contact with my class, I want to leave loving science even more. Courses Taught ● PHR-3200 Biochemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences ● PHR-4010 Molecules to medicine ● PHR-4600 Pharmaceutical Science Laboratory ● PHR-2367 Drug Use in American Culture



Ohio Dominican University | Department of Natural Sciences

• Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Principal Investigator

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2021

  ✪ Led the establishment and set up of a new research laboratory for organic chemistry. ✪ Designed and currently managing an undergraduate research project on the total synthesis of berberine natural product. Courses taught ■ CHM 229 Organic Chemistry I (and Lab) ■ CHM 230 Organic Chemistry II (and Lab ■ CHM 109 General Chemistry I (and Lab) ■ CHM 110 General Chemistry II (and Lab) ■ CHM 451 Biochemistry ■ CHM 486 Advance Organic Chemistry (supervised independent study) ■ HON 410 Senior Research Project (supervised independent study) Professional Service ■ Chemistry Department Chair, Ohio Dominican University, 2018 – Present ■ STEM Club Faculty Advisor, St. Albert, 2017 – Present ■ Faculty Representative, Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence (LSMRCE), 2017 – Present ■ Faculty Policy Research Committee Member; Ohio Dominican University, 2020 – Present ■ Honors Program Committee Member, Ohio Dominican University, 2020 – Present ■ Faculty Representative, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural Sciences, Ohio Dominican University, 2020 – Present ■ Committee Member, University Elections, Ohio Dominican University, 2020 – Present ■ Student Development Committee Member, 2020– Present ■ Admission Committee Member, Undergraduate Programs, Ohio Dominican University, 2019 – 2020 Show less

• Visiting Research Scholar

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  ✪ Optimized lead nitrogen-containing molecules to potent anti-cancer drug agents. ✪ Mentored and supervised undergrad summer research fellows ✪ Optimized lead nitrogen-containing molecules to potent anti-cancer drug agents. ✪ Mentored and supervised undergrad summer research fellows

• Graduate Student Research and Teaching Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2017

  ✪ Developed and synthesized allosteric inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase with nanomolar (nM) activity. ✪ Researched the relationships between structure and activity of indole-based and thiophene-based integrase inhibitors. ✪ Identified novel piperazine and aryl amines against the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. Course taught ■ Pharm 4100 Medicinal Chemistry ■ Pharm 4200 Biochemistry ✪ Developed and synthesized allosteric inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase with nanomolar (nM) activity. ✪ Researched the relationships between structure and activity of indole-based and thiophene-based integrase inhibitors. ✪ Identified novel piperazine and aryl amines against the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. Course taught ■ Pharm 4100 Medicinal Chemistry ■ Pharm 4200 Biochemistry



Binghamton University | Department of Chemistry

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - May 2011

  ✪ Investigated research methods for the stereo- and regioselective synthesis of carbohydrates. ✪ Developed a new α-selective galactose azido (GalN3) donor to synthesize mucin type core O-Glycan. ✪ Investigated research methods for the stereo- and regioselective synthesis of carbohydrates. ✪ Developed a new α-selective galactose azido (GalN3) donor to synthesize mucin type core O-Glycan.



University of San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Research Fellow | Amgen Scholars Program

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  ✪ Synthesized small molecules with fluorescent properties to determine membrane viscosity. ✪ Discovered that viscous membrane leads to cell malignancy, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. ✪ Synthesized small molecules with fluorescent properties to determine membrane viscosity. ✪ Discovered that viscous membrane leads to cell malignancy, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.