Research Scientist I / Lab Manager

• Mar 2023 - Present

Senior Research Associate / Lab Manager

• Oct 2021 - Mar 2023

Research Associate I / Lab Manager

• Aug 2020 - Oct 2021

Research Associate I

• Nov 2019 - Jul 2020

Primarily tasked with the production and maintenance of CAR-T cells. Performing analysis of cell expression using FACS and analyzing cytotoxicity with RTCA. • Maintain mammalian immune cell and cancer cell culture lines, generate freezer stocks in liquid nitrogen cell banks, and screen for mycoplasma by PCR. • Transduce and transfect mammalian cells to generate cells with desired phenotype. • Verify desired phenotypes of cells and various expression levels using FACS. • Analyze… Show more Primarily tasked with the production and maintenance of CAR-T cells. Performing analysis of cell expression using FACS and analyzing cytotoxicity with RTCA. • Maintain mammalian immune cell and cancer cell culture lines, generate freezer stocks in liquid nitrogen cell banks, and screen for mycoplasma by PCR. • Transduce and transfect mammalian cells to generate cells with desired phenotype. • Verify desired phenotypes of cells and various expression levels using FACS. • Analyze cytotoxicity using RTCA: seeding plates at different densities and cell ratios. • Routine ELISA performed for multiple applications and assessments. • Perform steps of gene cloning including plasma isolation, ligation and transformation. Show less Primarily tasked with the production and maintenance of CAR-T cells. Performing analysis of cell expression using FACS and analyzing cytotoxicity with RTCA. • Maintain mammalian immune cell and cancer cell culture lines, generate freezer stocks in liquid nitrogen cell banks, and screen for mycoplasma by PCR. • Transduce and transfect mammalian cells to generate cells with desired phenotype. • Verify desired phenotypes of cells and various expression levels using FACS. • Analyze… Show more Primarily tasked with the production and maintenance of CAR-T cells. Performing analysis of cell expression using FACS and analyzing cytotoxicity with RTCA. • Maintain mammalian immune cell and cancer cell culture lines, generate freezer stocks in liquid nitrogen cell banks, and screen for mycoplasma by PCR. • Transduce and transfect mammalian cells to generate cells with desired phenotype. • Verify desired phenotypes of cells and various expression levels using FACS. • Analyze cytotoxicity using RTCA: seeding plates at different densities and cell ratios. • Routine ELISA performed for multiple applications and assessments. • Perform steps of gene cloning including plasma isolation, ligation and transformation. Show less

Aquatic Ecotoxicologist

• Jun 2017 - Nov 2019

As an aquatic ecotoxicologist, I tested for toxicity in waste waters and other effluents using the parameters of growth, survival and development of test species. I was a field lead for field sampling and was a part of the quality assurance team. I was a part of the Health and Safety program, in charge of chemical hygiene and inventory.

Lab Technician III

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

Lab Technician II (Culture Team Lead)

• Aug 2016 - Mar 2017

Lab Technician I

• Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

Performed lab duties such as organism husbandry, analyzing water chemistries such as pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, hardness and chlorine content, labeling and preparing testing chambers, and the production of EPA-standard lab water.

Server

• Aug 2015 - May 2016

I was responsible for greeting customers, tending to their beverage and food orders, maintaining customer satisfaction with their meals, performing sidework duties and kitchen food handling, as well as dish washing and stocking dishes. I was responsible for greeting customers, tending to their beverage and food orders, maintaining customer satisfaction with their meals, performing sidework duties and kitchen food handling, as well as dish washing and stocking dishes.

Intern

• Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

My internship at Harmer Lab within UC Davis has increased my molecular biology lab skill sets and research techniques. I worked on DNA extraction from both plants and bacteria and worked on characterizing a gene family in a particular plant species. My internship at Harmer Lab within UC Davis has increased my molecular biology lab skill sets and research techniques. I worked on DNA extraction from both plants and bacteria and worked on characterizing a gene family in a particular plant species.

Lifeguard / Swim Instructor

• May 2008 - Sep 2012