Experience

AvantGuard, Inc.

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researh Microbiologist

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Cornell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Genetics Lab Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Lead one weekly lab section covering introductory genetics, molecular biology, and genomic data analysis topics, using Drosophila melanogaster as a model. • Lead students in conducting three genetic projects (CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis project, sgRNA transgene mapping project, sgRNA transgene cloning project). • Held weekly office hours and review sessions prior to midterm and final exams. • Graded lab reports, assignments, exams and provided feedback. • Lead one weekly lab section covering introductory genetics, molecular biology, and genomic data analysis topics, using Drosophila melanogaster as a model. • Lead students in conducting three genetic projects (CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis project, sgRNA transgene mapping project, sgRNA transgene cloning project). • Held weekly office hours and review sessions prior to midterm and final exams. • Graded lab reports, assignments, exams and provided feedback.



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Swine Nutrition & Physiology Laboratory Intern

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Participated in three nursery pig nutrition studies on topics of probiotics and prebiotics ingredients as antibiotic alternative in feed. • Performed gastrointestinal digesta DNA extraction for downstream microbiome analysis. • Collected jugular blood samples, colon secretion, and digesta samples from nursery pigs. Publication: Wong BT, Park S, Kovanda L, He Y, Kim K, Xu S, Lingga C, Hejna M, Wall E, Sripathy R, Li X, Liu Y. Dietary supplementation of botanical blends enhanced performance and disease resistance of weaned pigs experimentally infected with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F18. J Anim Sci. Show less



UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Large Animal Surgery Intern

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Shadowed equine colic, oncologic, and orthopedic surgeries. • Shadowed imaging specialists for practices including ultrasound, CT scan, and radiography. • Shadowed equine colic, oncologic, and orthopedic surgeries. • Shadowed imaging specialists for practices including ultrasound, CT scan, and radiography.



Veterinary Referral Hospital

• Australia
• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Small Animal Veterinary Intern

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Participated in 6-week rotations between medicine, emergency, and surgery departments. • Scrubbed in and assisted a canine foreign body removal surgery. • Shadowed small animal orthopedic, oncologic, and neurosurgeries under surgeon specialists. • Shadowed surgical technicians, clinical pathology technicians, internal medicine technicians, and emergency care technicians for general veterinary practices. • Participated in 6-week rotations between medicine, emergency, and surgery departments. • Scrubbed in and assisted a canine foreign body removal surgery. • Shadowed small animal orthopedic, oncologic, and neurosurgeries under surgeon specialists. • Shadowed surgical technicians, clinical pathology technicians, internal medicine technicians, and emergency care technicians for general veterinary practices.



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Swine Farrowing Management Intern

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  • Handled newborn piglets, including wiping off amnion and split suckling. • Observed behaviors and signs shown on impending farrowing and farrowing sows. • Assisted during sow dystocia processes with piglet pulling. • Handled newborn piglets, including wiping off amnion and split suckling. • Observed behaviors and signs shown on impending farrowing and farrowing sows. • Assisted during sow dystocia processes with piglet pulling.



Guangzhou Yitun Pig Industry

• Guangdong, China

• Swine Breeding & Farrowing Management Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Performed daily heat detection and artificial insemination to replacement gilts and sows. • Performed ultrasonic pregnancy inspections for inseminated sows. • Handled newborn piglets, including castration of male piglets, clipping teeth and tails, treating umbilical cords. • Performed daily heat detection and artificial insemination to replacement gilts and sows. • Performed ultrasonic pregnancy inspections for inseminated sows. • Handled newborn piglets, including castration of male piglets, clipping teeth and tails, treating umbilical cords.



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dairy Milker

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Performed morning daily milking procedure for over seventy dairy cows. • Performed morning daily milking procedure for over seventy dairy cows.