Experience

QPS Holdings, LLC

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Jul 2023 - Present



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2023

  I am using cryo-electron microscopy and membrane platforms (liposomes, nanodiscs, and solid supported lipid bilayers) to examine the structural basis of cargo selection during clathrin mediated endocytosis

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2020

  Dissertation Title: Assembly of Septins on Curved Membranes: From Single Molecules to Higher Order Structures. I identified the mechanism used by the septin cytoskeleton to preferentially assemble onto micrometer-scale membrane curvatures. To do this, I utilized a variety of techniques including spinning disc/laser scanning confocal microscopy, total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, image analysis, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, protein purification, and generation of… Show more Dissertation Title: Assembly of Septins on Curved Membranes: From Single Molecules to Higher Order Structures. I identified the mechanism used by the septin cytoskeleton to preferentially assemble onto micrometer-scale membrane curvatures. To do this, I utilized a variety of techniques including spinning disc/laser scanning confocal microscopy, total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, image analysis, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, protein purification, and generation of free standing and solid supported lipid bilayers.

• Teaching Assistant, Cell and Developmental Biology

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Prepared recitations, proctored, and graded exams for the undergraduate course "Cell and Developmental Biology"



University of Delaware

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Introductory Biology

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Lab instructor for introductory biology courses

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2015

  Thesis Title: Induction of Branching Morphogenesis in Primary Salivary Gland Progenitor Cells Cultured in Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels I investigated the effects of fibroblast growth factors, FGF7, and FGF10 on primary salivary gland progenitor organoids in 3D culture using confocal microscopy, western blotting, and colorimetric assays.

• Teaching Assistant, Integrated Biology and Chemistry Curriculum

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Instructor for the undergraduate level integrated biology and chemistry course



Saint Joseph's University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Student

  • Sep 2009 - May 2012

  -Investigated the role of the class I myosin, myosin-1E, in cancer cell migration and invasion. Specifically, I: -Generated and expanded multiple stable B16F1 cell lines using transfection and transduction methods -Identified functional roles for myosin-1E in cell adhesion and integrin trafficking using flow cytometry, laser scanning confocal microscopy, and western blotting

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - May 2011

  Aided students enrolled in the Advanced Cell Biology course with tissue culture and various cell based experiments including cell migration assays and immunofluorescence microscopy