NIH PhD Training in Biotechnology Fellow

• Sep 2021 - Present

Graduate Researcher - Department of Biomedical Engineering

• Nov 2019 - Present

Research as part of the Microfluidics and Neuroregenerative Medicine Lab under PI Dr. Maribel Vazquez. Under joint supervision of Dr. Vazquez and Dr. Troy Shinbrot, research conducted on modeling migration mechanisms of neural stem cells within the retinal neural network with the goal of vision restoration.

Teaching Assistant - Department of Biomedical Engineering

• Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

Assistant to Dr. Maribel Vazquez and Dr. Biju Parekkadan for Biomedical Transport Phenomena course. Duties included assisting professors with material development, running weekly office hours and weekly recitation presentations, and grading all assessments

Medical Writer

• Feb 2022 - Present

Regulatory Affairs Intern

• May 2022 - Aug 2022

A 10 week, full time, summer internship with the regulatory writing team under supervision of the Associate Director of Regulatory affairs. Contributed to the development of Investigational New Drug (IND) applications. Conducted data collection and analysis of various FDA related affairs including form 483 citations reported over 5 years and the 2021 CDER Novel Drug Approvals. A 10 week, full time, summer internship with the regulatory writing team under supervision of the Associate Director of Regulatory affairs. Contributed to the development of Investigational New Drug (IND) applications. Conducted data collection and analysis of various FDA related affairs including form 483 citations reported over 5 years and the 2021 CDER Novel Drug Approvals.

Peer Reviewer

• Oct 2020 - May 2022

Mentor to young scientists in middle and high school, who are new to writing technical publications. Participated in the peer review process for submitted manuscripts in the computational modeling field and encouraged clear technical writing skills and proper data analysis for publications. Mentor to young scientists in middle and high school, who are new to writing technical publications. Participated in the peer review process for submitted manuscripts in the computational modeling field and encouraged clear technical writing skills and proper data analysis for publications.

Qaulitative Research Assistant - Center for K12 STEM Education

• Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

Support co-PI Dr. Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru conducting qualitative data analysis of NSF funded program in robotics/mechatronics. Data collection and analysis was also performed on student demographics, participation, and learning objectives across all programs.

Program Coordinator - Center for K12 STEM Education

• Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

Lead director of the Summer Program for Automation Robotics and Coding (SPARC) program as well as assistant to the Projects Director for all other programs. Duties included recruitment of students while managing program enrollment, finances, and communications.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2018 - May 2019

Assistant to Dr. Vittoria Flamini for Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics. Duties included managing student’s attendance, proctoring exams, and grading assignments.

Graduate Research Assistant - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Dec 2017 - May 2019

Research under advisor Dr. Vittoria Flamini and the development of a Master's Thesis. Titled: "An Experimental Framework to Simulate Angioplasty Procedures on Patient Specific 3D Models of Congenital Heart Defects Using the Finite Element Method." Successfully simulated a stent-like deformation on 10 unique 3D scans using a standardized modeling procedure. Computation software utilized included Meshmixer, VMTKLab, ABAQUS, and MATLAB.

Data Collection Specialist

• May 2018 - May 2019

Manual data collection of the digital footprint of a variety of popular brands across industries such as fashion, electronics, food, etc. Manual data collection of the digital footprint of a variety of popular brands across industries such as fashion, electronics, food, etc.

Community Engaged Learning Coordinator at The Bonner Center for Civic Engagement

• Aug 2015 - May 2017

My responsibilities include mobilizing over 1500 TCNJ freshmen every year and get them involved in their community through various Community Engaged Learning (CEL) days. I would work with various community partners throughout Ewing and Trenton areas and plan and lead 8 hour days of service for groups of up to 30 people. Logistics such as transportation, scheduling, meal planning, and budget were handled by myself.

Teaching Assistant - Ability Division at The Bonner Center for Civic Engagment

• Aug 2013 - May 2017

In the Ability division, activities include working in group homes for adults with developmental disabilities, particularly the Visitation Home in Hamilton, NJ and the ARC Mercer in Ewing, NJ. We also worked to educate the public about adults with developmental disabilities and the politics behind the issues of disabilities: low standard of education, long wait list for group home housing, and institutions. I worked at least 300 hours per year while part of this division.

Office Assistant

• Jun 2013 - May 2015

Handled general office work: scanning, coping, filing, sending cover letters, shredding, organization. Handled general office work: scanning, coping, filing, sending cover letters, shredding, organization.