Experience

Nucleate

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Community

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  As the Head of Community, I serve as a liaison fostering a relationship with the biotech community in Philadelphia as well as partnerships with grade school students interested in the intersection of biology and technology. Additionally, I am responsible for recruiting and selecting a diverse pool of applicants to our Activator Program and managing teams throughout their matriculation.

• Head of Diversity and Culture

  • Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  Nucleate is a global, student-led organization that facilitates the formation of new life sciences ventures. As the Head of Diversity and Culture, I am responsible for recruiting a diverse cohort for our Activator program, managing teams, and creating an efficient and conducive learning environment for PhDs, MBAs, and MDs interested in pursuing a career in biotechnology startups.



The National Institutes of Health

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pharmacology T32 Trainee

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  The Pharmacology T32 predoctoral training grant, funded by the NIH, is a two-year training program that aims to provide a multifaceted doctoral program that incorporates cutting edge research and a curriculum that provides both depth and breadth. This curriculum is designed to prepare students as leaders in their respective disciplines. Trainees receive additional funding for Pharmacology conferences as well as mentorship and training activities The Pharmacology T32 predoctoral training grant, funded by the NIH, is a two-year training program that aims to provide a multifaceted doctoral program that incorporates cutting edge research and a curriculum that provides both depth and breadth. This curriculum is designed to prepare students as leaders in their respective disciplines. Trainees receive additional funding for Pharmacology conferences as well as mentorship and training activities



University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Research Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Under the virtual Summer Undergraduate Internship Program, I am working in the lab of Dr. Rebecca Simmons studying the differences in RNA from maternal blood of women who delivered full-term versus pre-term births. Under the virtual Summer Undergraduate Internship Program, I am working in the lab of Dr. Rebecca Simmons studying the differences in RNA from maternal blood of women who delivered full-term versus pre-term births.



Morehouse School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

  I am working in the lab of Dr. Yusuf Omosun, looking at the proliferation and effects of Chlamydia trachomatis in a female mouse model. I am working in the lab of Dr. Yusuf Omosun, looking at the proliferation and effects of Chlamydia trachomatis in a female mouse model.



The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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

• Summer Intern

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Researching in Dr. Ensign-Hodges ophthalmology lab looking at eye diseases and drug delivery systems, specifically Glaucoma. Researching in Dr. Ensign-Hodges ophthalmology lab looking at eye diseases and drug delivery systems, specifically Glaucoma.



Federal Trade Commission

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pathways Summer Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018