Experience

Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher, Hekstra Lab, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  -Using DNA “springs” to study the forces and motions underlying enzyme function. Click chemistry-based synthesis and FPLC purification of DNA-enzyme constructs. -Biophysical characterization of constructs using NMR, cryo-electron microscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations. -Using DNA “springs” to study the forces and motions underlying enzyme function. Click chemistry-based synthesis and FPLC purification of DNA-enzyme constructs. -Biophysical characterization of constructs using NMR, cryo-electron microscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations.



Harvard Ed Portal

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Instructor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  -Provide personalized mentorship and academic support to Allston-Brighton public school students (in both 1:1 and group settings) -Design curricula + lesson plans according to student needs and interests -Stay up to date with the latest educational research + teaching methods via weekly pedagogy workshops -Support Harvard Ed Portal's community programming (e.g. college application workshops, resume writing 101 events, ESL classes) -Provide personalized mentorship and academic support to Allston-Brighton public school students (in both 1:1 and group settings) -Design curricula + lesson plans according to student needs and interests -Stay up to date with the latest educational research + teaching methods via weekly pedagogy workshops -Support Harvard Ed Portal's community programming (e.g. college application workshops, resume writing 101 events, ESL classes)



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Intern for the Harvard Office of BGLTQ Student Life

  • May 2021 - Dec 2022

  Selected to serve as an undergraduate intern in Harvard College's Office of BGLTQ Student Life — a central resource for queer, trans, and other gender-marginalized students. -Managed the office's communications, including drafting/publishing a weekly e-newletter, designing promotional flyers, and creating regular social media (Instagram, Facebook) posts. -Compiled resource guides to help students access reproductive, gender-affirming, etc. healthcare. -Advised Harvard faculty, administrators, and student leaders on fostering queer and trans-inclusive environments. -Planned speaker events, student socials, resource fairs, etc. Show less



TSC Alliance

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Communications Intern

  • May 2021 - Jun 2022

  Created resources to help tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) patients and their families understand the science underlying their condition & advocate for their health.-Designed TSC Academy course on Clinical Trials, designed to help patients/families understand the risks and benefits of participating in clinical research, differences between basic/clinical/translational research, fundamentals of study design, etc.-Adapted the Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations into a digestible infographic. -Wrote summaries of primary scientific literature for publication in the Perspective print magazine + TSC Alliance website. Show less

• Future Leader

  • Sep 2019 - May 2021

  -Met with federal legislators to secure $8 million in funding for the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Medical Research Program (TSCRP), a Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), for Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023 — a $2 million increase from years prior.-Served as a (voting) consumer reviewer in the CDMRP's two-tiered peer + programmatic grant review process.-Led regular support groups + webinars for young adults living with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)



Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher, Manning Lab, Dept. of Molecular Metabolism

  • Jul 2021 - May 2022

  -Integrated biochemical, genetic, and structural data to characterize interactions between the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) protein complex and small GTPase Rheb within the mTORC1 cell growth control network. -Mastered a wide range of laboratory techniques, including recombinant protein expression & purification and chemical cross-linking mass spectrometry. -Integrated biochemical, genetic, and structural data to characterize interactions between the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) protein complex and small GTPase Rheb within the mTORC1 cell growth control network. -Mastered a wide range of laboratory techniques, including recombinant protein expression & purification and chemical cross-linking mass spectrometry.



Vo Medical Center

• Calexico, California, United States

• Clinical Laboratory Assistant

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  -Conducted a wide range of diagnostic tests (including COVID-19 PCR & rapid antigen tests, blood panels, STI screens, and allergy tests) at a rural medical center along the US-Mexico border in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -Supported a public education campaign aimed at increasing confidence in + uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the Imperial Valley (a predominantly Latine, low-income farming community east of San Diego). -Conducted a wide range of diagnostic tests (including COVID-19 PCR & rapid antigen tests, blood panels, STI screens, and allergy tests) at a rural medical center along the US-Mexico border in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -Supported a public education campaign aimed at increasing confidence in + uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in the Imperial Valley (a predominantly Latine, low-income farming community east of San Diego).



UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Intern, Wang Lab, Institute for Engineering in Medicine

  • May 2019 - Sep 2019

  -Utilized computational protein structure prediction methods (including molecular dynamics and coevolution-based contact prediction) to characterize mSIN1, a component of the mTORC2 kinase complex central to regulation of cell growth, survival, & migration. -Contributed to a project tracking evolution of a monobody sequence in yeast using a novel orthogonal error-prone DNA replication system, OrthoRep. Mastered yeast culture and molecular genetics laboratory techniques. -Utilized computational protein structure prediction methods (including molecular dynamics and coevolution-based contact prediction) to characterize mSIN1, a component of the mTORC2 kinase complex central to regulation of cell growth, survival, & migration. -Contributed to a project tracking evolution of a monobody sequence in yeast using a novel orthogonal error-prone DNA replication system, OrthoRep. Mastered yeast culture and molecular genetics laboratory techniques.