Experience

Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2019 - Present

  - Completed the first asymmetric total synthesis of the furanobutenolide-derived cembranoid diterpenoid Havellockate via a convergent approach

• • Sep 2019 - Present

  - Constructed lecture plans and exam questions for five undergraduate-level organic chemistry classes/labs- Increased student attendance at weekly recitations by 500% compared to previous years and improved the grades of those who attended by leading problem-solving exercises, office hours, and review sessions



Takeda San Diego, Inc.

• La Jolla, San Diego

• GI Medicinal Chemistry Intern

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

  - Developed drug molecules that were designed to treat gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders by synthesizing a scaffold of 50+ bioactive compounds - Developed drug molecules that were designed to treat gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders by synthesizing a scaffold of 50+ bioactive compounds



UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• La Jolla, San Diego

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

  Undergraduate research assistant at the Dionicio Siegel Lab - Conducted total synthesis of different isomers of Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids (FAHFAs) and hydroxystearic acids that potentially have a positive effect on treating Type II Diabetes Undergraduate research assistant at the Dionicio Siegel Lab - Conducted total synthesis of different isomers of Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids (FAHFAs) and hydroxystearic acids that potentially have a positive effect on treating Type II Diabetes



UC San Diego - Biochemistry and Chemistry Department

• La Jolla, San Diego

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Mar 2016 - May 2017

  Undergraduate research assistant at the Elizabeth Komives Lab - Engaged in a project on the structural determination of the ASB9 E3 ligase Undergraduate research assistant at the Elizabeth Komives Lab - Engaged in a project on the structural determination of the ASB9 E3 ligase