Experience

Nucleate

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VP of Partnerships

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Nucleate Bio is a collaborative entrepreneurship program that facilitates the formation of life sciences ventures by bringing together PhD, MBA, and JD students. As a VP of Partnerships, I strategically plan, pitch, and maintaining our partnerships with corporate organizations. Nucleate Bio is a collaborative entrepreneurship program that facilitates the formation of life sciences ventures by bringing together PhD, MBA, and JD students. As a VP of Partnerships, I strategically plan, pitch, and maintaining our partnerships with corporate organizations.



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biomedical Sciences (BMS) PhD Candidate

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Co-mentored by Drs. Luke Gilbert and Alex Marson Co-mentored by Drs. Luke Gilbert and Alex Marson



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2020

  Qi Lab- Department of Bioengineering Qi Lab- Department of Bioengineering



Fred Hutch

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

• Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Under the direction of Drs. Oliver Press and Shyril O’Steen, completed an independent research project identifying anti-apoptotic protein expression in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) cell lines for novel targeted drug therapies • Used flow cytometry to characterize BCL2 protein expression in HL lines • Analyzed effectiveness of BCL2 protein inhibitors using Cell TiterGlo viability assays • Under the direction of Drs. Oliver Press and Shyril O’Steen, completed an independent research project identifying anti-apoptotic protein expression in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) cell lines for novel targeted drug therapies • Used flow cytometry to characterize BCL2 protein expression in HL lines • Analyzed effectiveness of BCL2 protein inhibitors using Cell TiterGlo viability assays



Ferré/Marquet Vaccine Research Center, Pitzer College

• Claremont, CA

• Research Trainee

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Completed standard laboratory training to engineer Tobacco Mosaic Virus with a GFP tag to induce fluorescence in tobacco plants using molecular techniques such as PCR amplification, digestion and ligation, gel electrophoresis, and western blot • Under the direction of Dr. Larry Grill, traveled to Gaborone, Botswana for one month to work in the Vaccine Research Center’s partnering lab at the University of Botswana on the project “Development of a TMV epitope display against Lumpy Skin Disease” • Conducted ELISA assays to test for correct, anti-LSD antibody binding in bovine serum, and learned how to engineer vaccines against LSD using a specific target epitope length • Participated in daily, two-hour Setswana language classes Show less



University of Washington, Department of Global Health

• Seattle, WA

• Research Assistant

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Utilized data collecting software (REDCap) to create mobile device surveys for women registered in MobileWaCHx: a program enrolling pregnant, HIV positive women in Kenya to receive SMS messages from health care providers during the course of their pregnancy in an effort to increase retention rates to antiretroviral therapy • Streamlined the grant application process by efficiently compiling documents needed for timely submission • Provided centralized communication on multiplatform social media accounts (Facebook and website) and facilitated transparent scheduling by updating weekly meeting times using Wordpress. Show less