Experience

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  Mater Research

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Associate Researcher

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Blood Cancer Research Group

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  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • Research Technician

    • Oct 2019 - Dec 2022

    • Executed projects under Dr. Anthony Daniyan regarding the development of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting acute myeloid leukemia (AML).• Focused on the pre-clinical development and optimization of CD371 and CD33 CAR-T cells through genetic engineering technologies. • Trained clinical fellows and incoming staff in the technical skills required to test CAR capability via in-vitro assays and in the CAR-T cell manufacturing process from leukapheresis to activation, isolation, and modification of T cells to express tumor-specific CAR.• Processed and cryogenically preserved patient samples for active pediatric and adult leukemia clinical trials at MSKCC.• Oversaw and maintained archiving system for cryopreserved clinical patient samples based on trial and therapeutic time points.

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  Colgate University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Honors Thesis Student

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019

    Successfully wrote and orally defended a Senior Honors Thesis. An inherently interdisciplinary undertaking, my project utilized a neuro-philosophical perspective to understand the persistence and pervasiveness of human religiosity.Thesis: “The Religious Mind: Considering Homo Religiosus in Light of Cognitive Science”

  • Biology Peer Lead Group Leader

    • Sep 2018 - May 2019

    I was selected by biology faculty to lead weekly group problem-solving sessions for 10 students to help them gain a deeper understanding of the course material and apply their knowledge within a context of real-world scenarios.

  • Biology Tutor

    • Sep 2017 - May 2019

    Provided individualized study techniques and explanations in introductory organismal and molecular biology for peers enrolled in BIOL181/182.

  • Digital Communications Manager- Religion Department

    • Sep 2017 - May 2019

    Designed, managed and maintained Instagram and Twitter by creating new content and updating each platform on Hootsuite in a relevant and timely manner.

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  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • New York, New York

  • Summer Research Student

    • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
    • New York, New York

    Principal Investigator: Reiner Brentjens, MD, PhD• Gained foundational laboratory skills including PCR, molecular cloning, and gel electrophoresis. • Elucidated connections between basic science and clinical solutions through participation in weekly journal clubs conducted by graduate students and post-doctoral researchers

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  Morrisville Family Health Care

  • Morrisville, New York

  • Local Physician Shadowing Program- Family Medicine

    • Jan 2018 - May 2018
    • Morrisville, New York

    Observed Dr. Sunny Nelson for 4 hr/week, and discussed treatments and topics in family and rural medicine.

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  New York-Presbyterian Hospital

  • New York, New York

  • Operating Room Intern

    • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
    • New York, New York

    • Facilitated turnovers by cleaning the operating room and setting up equipment (Breathing circuit, suction tubing, IV-Sets, Arterial Lines, EKG leads etc.) in preparation for surgical cases.• Sterilized, organized and stocked routine anesthesia equipment and supplies.• Intense exposure to field of medicine by observing anesthesia, orthopedic surgeries, neurosurgeries, oral surgeries, ENT procedures, organ transplants, open heart surgeries & routine surgeries of childhood