Experience

HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student Observer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Shadowing a bariatric surgeon at the hospital: My duties include observing surgical procedures including pre-op and post-op procedures. I have been able to understand the care and precision involved in surgeries. Learning the intense set up for a procedure as well as the procedure itself, from the administration of anesthesiology to the actual opening of the stomach. The pre and post operation has shown me how empathetic physicians are with their patients, and has been an invaluable experience for me in solidifying my goal of becoming a physician in the future. Show less



Saltz Lab, Rice University

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Our lab studies genetic variation and evolution of behavior using multiple species of fruit flies. Our central questions concern the interplay between individuals and their environments, and the implications of these feedbacks for evolutionary processes. We compare multiple genotypes and species of fruit flies (Drosophila) to understand differences in their behavior under various ecologically-relevant conditions. We also conduct artificial evolution experiments to understand how and why behavior changes over generations. Show less



MicroSURP in Margolin Lab

• Student Researcher

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  My project involved investigating protein-protein interactions in bacterial cell division. I made mutants in cell division proteins FtsQ and FtsK in order to measure their ability to crosslink with each other. I performed site-directed mutagenesis, ran agarose gels, SDS-PAGE, and Western Blots. The crosslink was not successful, but I hope to make more mutants to find sites in the proteins where they will be able to crosslink with each other. My project involved investigating protein-protein interactions in bacterial cell division. I made mutants in cell division proteins FtsQ and FtsK in order to measure their ability to crosslink with each other. I performed site-directed mutagenesis, ran agarose gels, SDS-PAGE, and Western Blots. The crosslink was not successful, but I hope to make more mutants to find sites in the proteins where they will be able to crosslink with each other.



Kodiak Sciences

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Kodiak is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel therapeutics to treat chronic, high-prevalence ophthalmic diseases. I worked on image analysis using a software called ImageJ to help gather data on different drugs’ effects on eye cells, and helped graph the data as well. Kodiak is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel therapeutics to treat chronic, high-prevalence ophthalmic diseases. I worked on image analysis using a software called ImageJ to help gather data on different drugs’ effects on eye cells, and helped graph the data as well.



Science Internship Program (SIP), UC Santa Cruz

• Student Researcher

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Examined the cerebral cortex in a mouse and investigated whether a gene called TLE4 up-regulates or down-regulates certain proteins in the deep layered cortex which are known to cause diseases like schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s. This experience confirmed my interest in biology and the medical field, as I dissected mouse brains, sectioned them, created different primers, ran multiple PCR’s and much more in the process of in situ hybridization. [Video of my research presentation available upon request]. Show less