Experience

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

• United States
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Staff Scientist (Biologist)

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Developing biochemical and cellular assays for antiviral therapeutic discovery as part of the Antiviral Program for Pandemics.

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Dec 2018 - Apr 2021

  I developed biochemical HTS assays to create a launchpad for methyltransferase probe development. Additionally I worked on protein-protein interaction assays for purified protein and cellular systems to investigate anti-COVID therapeutic potentials.



Iowa State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2018

  Ames, Iowa

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  I was a teaching assistant for BBMB 411, General Biochemical Research Techniques, for the fall semester of 2014. I was responsible for testing each experiment, preparing reagents for experiments, ensuring students followed proper safety procedures during lab, and teaching the class during lab periods. Evaluation of students presentations and lab notebooks was also part of my duties.



Ball State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - May 2012

  Muncie, Indiana I worked toward developing an HPLC based assay for assessing lipid peroxidation. My responsibilities included maintaining a Waters HPLC Module, UV-Vis Detector, and Fluorescence Detector; measuring rate constants for oxidation reactions of a fluorescent probe; and developing post-column derivitization methods for diphenyl-1-pyrenylphosphine.

• Study Skills Tutor

  • Aug 2009 - May 2012

  Muncie, Indiana I was responsible for tutoring 8-12 students per week in areas ranging from biology, chemistry, and math, to standardized test prep (PPST and GRE), with an emphasis on developing good study skills. I also assessed the individual needs of clients and developed individual lesson plans to help clients reach their educational goals.