Experience

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Scientist

  • Aug 2023 - Present


Crown Bioscience

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Study Director, Scientist III

  • Oct 2021 - Aug 2023

  Lead scientist responsible for planning and execution of pre-clinical in vivo oncology studies in a CRO setting:- Manage multiple clients and client projects on different teams in a matrix environment- Provide scientific expertise for study design and protocol development for efficacy, PK, PD, tolerability, model development- Experience using PDX, CDX, syngeneic, humanized, GEMM models- Oversee details of technical execution, and communicate client instructions to internal teams- Analysis of study data, creation of study reports, and presentation of data to clients- Key point of contact between Crown Bioscience and global clients to provide regular data updates and timelines for project progress, milestones, and deadlines- Direct scientific operations and provide support for business development- Reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to site management- Conduct work in accordance to relevant regulations, including scientist/principal investigator role in IACUC committee to review protocols for animal welfare Show less

• Study Coordinator Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Aug 2023

  Manage a team of 11 study coordinators and junior study directors, including hiring, training, mentoring, task assignments, process improvement, identification and creation of new roles, performance reviews

• Study Director, Scientist II

  • Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

• Study Director, Scientist I

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD

  • 2013 - 2020

  Researching biophysical cues of the cellular environment and how they can be utilized to study, detect, and treat disease states such as cancer and fibrosis.- Engineered mechano-responsive cell-based therapeutic platform to detect and treat cancer and fibrosis in vivo by targeting the unique physical properties of the tumor microenvironment- Established murine disease models for primary tumor, metastasis, patient-derived xenograft, and liver fibrosis- Utilized lentiviral transduction to engineer various cell types, including stem cells, to express functional and reporter genes- Optimized histological assays to evaluate and characterize cell and tissue samples for target expression and co-localization- Fabricated polyacrylamide hydrogels with tunable stiffness as cell culture substrates- Analyzed tissue samples using multichannel fluorescent imaging, image scanning and stitching- Optimized method of sampling tissue stiffness using atomic force microscopy- Generated successful patent application, publications, grant proposals, and presentations- Mentored undergraduate and graduate students; managed lab inventory, safety protocols, budgets Show less

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Biomedical Engineering

  • 2017 - 2017



UCSD

• Research Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • 2009 - 2013

  Undergraduate research at UCSD included work with micro and nanofluidics, tissue histology and immunohistochemistry, small animal models, biomaterials, and image and data analysis.- Designed and conducted independent experiments to characterize naturally-derived and synthetic biomaterials for treatment of myocardial infarction- Assisted in small animal surgery of rats for cardiac injections and tissue collection- Analyzed cardiac tissue samples using histology, immunohistochemistry, and fluorescent imaging- Created original figures and diagrams featured in publications Show less

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  Undergraduate TA position for upper division genetics class with 600+ students. Held discussion sections, review sections, office hours, wrote and gave exams, and grading.



The University of Auckland

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  A study abroad research opportunity through Pacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduates program. Studied localization of intracellular proteins in cardiomyocytes using super-resolution stochastic imaging. A study abroad research opportunity through Pacific Rim Experiences for Undergraduates program. Studied localization of intracellular proteins in cardiomyocytes using super-resolution stochastic imaging.