Experience

23andMe

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sr. Associate Scientist - Functional Genomics

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Gladstone Institutes

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2022



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate & Graduate Student Reseacher

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2021

  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Graduate Student Researcher, Aug 2016 – Present Project Title: Characterizing the regulation of bi-potential cell fate potential in embryonic stem cells - Determining the factors that confer expanded cell fate to a rare population of mouse embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. - Integrating novel regulators of expanded cell fate with known transcriptional networks that drive zygotic genome activation (ZGA), inner cell mass… Show more UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Graduate Student Researcher, Aug 2016 – Present Project Title: Characterizing the regulation of bi-potential cell fate potential in embryonic stem cells - Determining the factors that confer expanded cell fate to a rare population of mouse embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. - Integrating novel regulators of expanded cell fate with known transcriptional networks that drive zygotic genome activation (ZGA), inner cell mass and trophectoderm specification. Project Title: Characterizing the role of retroviral derived proteins in mouse preimplantation development - Utilizing RNAi, live cell imaging, biochemistry and molecular biology techniques to characterize the requirement and mechanism of action of retroviral proteins during embryonic cellular abscission. Project Title: A comprehensive investigation of conserved and divergent regulation of ZGA - Utilizing single embryo RNA-seq to track transcriptional dynamics leading up to zygotic genome activation in mouse and human embryos at unprecedented temporal resolution. Show less UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Graduate Student Researcher, Aug 2016 – Present Project Title: Characterizing the regulation of bi-potential cell fate potential in embryonic stem cells - Determining the factors that confer expanded cell fate to a rare population of mouse embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. - Integrating novel regulators of expanded cell fate with known transcriptional networks that drive zygotic genome activation (ZGA), inner cell mass… Show more UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Graduate Student Researcher, Aug 2016 – Present Project Title: Characterizing the regulation of bi-potential cell fate potential in embryonic stem cells - Determining the factors that confer expanded cell fate to a rare population of mouse embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. - Integrating novel regulators of expanded cell fate with known transcriptional networks that drive zygotic genome activation (ZGA), inner cell mass and trophectoderm specification. Project Title: Characterizing the role of retroviral derived proteins in mouse preimplantation development - Utilizing RNAi, live cell imaging, biochemistry and molecular biology techniques to characterize the requirement and mechanism of action of retroviral proteins during embryonic cellular abscission. Project Title: A comprehensive investigation of conserved and divergent regulation of ZGA - Utilizing single embryo RNA-seq to track transcriptional dynamics leading up to zygotic genome activation in mouse and human embryos at unprecedented temporal resolution. Show less



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

  - Assisted with graduate research involving lncRNA Cyrano - Extended troubleshooting skills as well as gained novel experience with structural analysis techniques. - Gained experience in computational prediction of lncRNA structure and interactions. - Investigated novel lncRNA - protein interactions that may be crucial for proper embryonic development in zebrafish models.

• Biochemistry Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  Worked with graduate students to augment course professor’s lectures. Held two weekly quiz sections of 20 students each where I helped undergraduate juniors and seniors thoroughly understand course material and sharpen their problem solving skills.



University of Washington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• AMATH 352 Lab Assistant

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

  Worked as a peer tutor helping students through assigned MATLAB homework questions Worked as a peer tutor helping students through assigned MATLAB homework questions



University of Washington Bioengineering

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2014

  - Was introduced to nanoparticle point of care diagnostic technology - Gained experience in ELISA assay design - Was introduced to nanoparticle point of care diagnostic technology - Gained experience in ELISA assay design



PolyDrop, LLC

• United States
• Chemicals

• Lab Technician

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Worked as a lab technician synthesizing surfactant based salts - Aided in optimizing salt/polymer manufacturing processes - Worked as a lab technician synthesizing surfactant based salts - Aided in optimizing salt/polymer manufacturing processes