Experience

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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

• PhD Candidate

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  • Lab of Joshua Modell, Ph.D. studying the mechanisms of bacterial CRISPR-Cas immunity. • Lab of Joshua Modell, Ph.D. studying the mechanisms of bacterial CRISPR-Cas immunity.



University of Illinois at Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Specialist

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Lab of Mark Rasenick, Ph.D. in the Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics • Investigated the effects of antidepressants on cellular G-protein localization in cell culture models and human blood extracts • Experience with the ProteinSimple Wes protein quantification platform, confocal microscopy, and cell-based drug response assays • Lab of Mark Rasenick, Ph.D. in the Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics • Investigated the effects of antidepressants on cellular G-protein localization in cell culture models and human blood extracts • Experience with the ProteinSimple Wes protein quantification platform, confocal microscopy, and cell-based drug response assays



KXTbio Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Operations Manager

  • Sep 2017 - May 2018

  • Biotechnology company specializing in the expression and purification of GTPases, Phospholipases, and biosensors • Managed the research and acquisition of capital expenditures • Executed product packaging and shipment to domestic and international customers • Biotechnology company specializing in the expression and purification of GTPases, Phospholipases, and biosensors • Managed the research and acquisition of capital expenditures • Executed product packaging and shipment to domestic and international customers



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2015 - May 2018

  • Lab of John Sondek, Ph.D., advised by Research Assistant Professor Nicole Hajicek, Ph.D. • Investigated the dysregulation of Phospholipase C isozymes in cancer • Experience in mammalian tissue culture, PCR, plasmid mutagenesis and purification, gel electrophoresis, cellular transfection and transformation • Research successfully defended in Honors Thesis presentation “Dysregulation of Phospholipase C gamma1 in Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma” • Lab of John Sondek, Ph.D., advised by Research Assistant Professor Nicole Hajicek, Ph.D. • Investigated the dysregulation of Phospholipase C isozymes in cancer • Experience in mammalian tissue culture, PCR, plasmid mutagenesis and purification, gel electrophoresis, cellular transfection and transformation • Research successfully defended in Honors Thesis presentation “Dysregulation of Phospholipase C gamma1 in Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma”



University of Science and Technology of China

• China
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Researcher

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Lab of Jianye Zang, Ph.D. through the USTC Future Biologists Summer Program • Investigated the crystallization of S. aureus virulence factor SSL13 • Presented findings at the end of the program • Lab of Jianye Zang, Ph.D. through the USTC Future Biologists Summer Program • Investigated the crystallization of S. aureus virulence factor SSL13 • Presented findings at the end of the program