Research Associate

• Jun 2023 - Present

Undergraduate Researcher

• Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

• Worked on building a software with the primary goal of redundancy detection of transposable element families in a phylogenetic context.• Gained experience in building and sharing containerized app with Docker. • Used various software packages to annotate and analyse Transposable elements.• Co-authored a paper where I analyzed Alu subfamilies using a software named SCULU that is designed to increase subfamily annotation reliability

CBC Ambassador

• May 2020 - Jun 2023

Working in departmental events and communicating with students regrading various departmental opportunities

CBC Peer Mentor

• May 2020 - Jun 2023

Mentoring at least one new student each semester in the development o strategies to overcome obstacles in their academic area and college life.

Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) intern

• Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

• Researched on the binding mechanism of G protein and G protein-coupled receptor by investigating the role of hydration on G protein-coupled receptor activation.• Used Cary-50 UV-visible spectroscopy of rhodopsin in native retinal disk membrane to monitor the fraction of MII state following rhodopsin photoactivation under various osmotic conditions.• Using the technique of basis spectral fitting quantified the relative fractions of active and inactive states of rhodopsin.• Presented my research work at the Biophysical Society Annual Meetings 2021 and 2022 Show less

Organic Chemistry Preceptor

• Aug 2020 - May 2021

• Assisted in organizing 3 review sessions for over 100 students per semester.• Held office hours weekly to facilitate discussion and problem solving.

Laboratory Technician

• Jan 2020 - May 2020

• Conducted literature review on antibiotics targeting bacterial HSP60 (GroEL) and inhibition of epigenetic regulators as an anticancer approach in prostate and pancreatic cancers• Regularly conducted molecular cloning, protein expression and purification, assay development, high-throughput drug screening, and chemical optimization of compounds.

International Arrival Liaison

• Dec 2021 - Jun 2023

• Guiding around 50 international students around Tucson on their arrival to Tucson international airport every semester.

Global Ambassador

• May 2020 - Jun 2023

• Bridging cultural gaps between international and domestic students by organizing various events and trips. • Serving as orientation leader to build community for over 400 students every semester.• Maintaining discord server with over 200 students

Tutor

• Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

• Tutored over 100 students per semester with learning and attention challenges. • Helped students achieve academic success by demonstrating how to use the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic strategies to develop and refine their work.• Held both individual and group sessions with the ultimate goal to create an optimal learning environment that facilitates independent and lifelong learning. • Mainly tutored general chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus, and biostatistics. • Presented at tutor panel that consisted of tutors from Think Tank, SALT center, and CATS academy, on effective tutoring strategies. Show less

Peer Mentor

• Jan 2021 - Sep 2022

• Mentored 4 new tutors every semester on various strategies of training especially applicable for students with learning and attention challenges.• Held 3 meetings every semester to discuss about tutoring sessions and find scopes of improvement.

Helios Scholar at TGen

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

Various research projects in the field of biomedical was introduced to the scholars. Attended seminars and trainings on poster design, research ethics, experimental design, scientific writing, grant writing, and marketing and social media. Various research projects in the field of biomedical was introduced to the scholars. Attended seminars and trainings on poster design, research ethics, experimental design, scientific writing, grant writing, and marketing and social media.