Experience

California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 2022 CCST Fellow in the Office of Senator Pan

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  > Staffed legislation for Senator Pan (SB 1007 and SB 1296). > Crafted health policy in collaboration with public health policy experts from CDPH, CHEAC, the UC, and HOAC. > Represented Senator Pan as a voting member of the Vital Statistics Advisory Committee at CDPH. > Met with numerous public and private stakeholders, sponsors, supporters, and critics in the process of staffing the aforementioned bills. > Represented Senator Pan's office in numerous advocacy… Show more > Staffed legislation for Senator Pan (SB 1007 and SB 1296). > Crafted health policy in collaboration with public health policy experts from CDPH, CHEAC, the UC, and HOAC. > Represented Senator Pan as a voting member of the Vital Statistics Advisory Committee at CDPH. > Met with numerous public and private stakeholders, sponsors, supporters, and critics in the process of staffing the aforementioned bills. > Represented Senator Pan's office in numerous advocacy meetings with various interest groups -- typically on health, research, education, energy, environmental, elections, and budgetary matters. > Staffed Senator Pan on both the Senate Health and Senate Human Services committees. > Analyzed legislation and made vote recommendations for Senator Pan -- typically on health, research, education, energy, environmental, and election issues. > Negotiated budget allocations between several administrative departments in the state executive branch. > Drafted and edited fact sheets, talking points, witness statements, Q&A, FAQ, committee background requests, support letters, and other documents for legislation moving through Senator Pan's Office. > Fielded constituent calls and performed district work for Senator Pan's office. Show less > Staffed legislation for Senator Pan (SB 1007 and SB 1296). > Crafted health policy in collaboration with public health policy experts from CDPH, CHEAC, the UC, and HOAC. > Represented Senator Pan as a voting member of the Vital Statistics Advisory Committee at CDPH. > Met with numerous public and private stakeholders, sponsors, supporters, and critics in the process of staffing the aforementioned bills. > Represented Senator Pan's office in numerous advocacy… Show more > Staffed legislation for Senator Pan (SB 1007 and SB 1296). > Crafted health policy in collaboration with public health policy experts from CDPH, CHEAC, the UC, and HOAC. > Represented Senator Pan as a voting member of the Vital Statistics Advisory Committee at CDPH. > Met with numerous public and private stakeholders, sponsors, supporters, and critics in the process of staffing the aforementioned bills. > Represented Senator Pan's office in numerous advocacy meetings with various interest groups -- typically on health, research, education, energy, environmental, elections, and budgetary matters. > Staffed Senator Pan on both the Senate Health and Senate Human Services committees. > Analyzed legislation and made vote recommendations for Senator Pan -- typically on health, research, education, energy, environmental, and election issues. > Negotiated budget allocations between several administrative departments in the state executive branch. > Drafted and edited fact sheets, talking points, witness statements, Q&A, FAQ, committee background requests, support letters, and other documents for legislation moving through Senator Pan's Office. > Fielded constituent calls and performed district work for Senator Pan's office. Show less



UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Ph.D. in Bioengineering, research focus: Heart Regeneration

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2021

  > Published primary research publications (including as first author) in major scientific journals including Science and JMCC. > Published research reviews in major scientific journals. > Navigated the publication review process several times, both as a reviewer and as the reviewee. > Wrote grant and fellowship applications, including some that were ultimately funded (such as NIH F31). > Presented my research through both oral slideshows and in poster form at national… Show more > Published primary research publications (including as first author) in major scientific journals including Science and JMCC. > Published research reviews in major scientific journals. > Navigated the publication review process several times, both as a reviewer and as the reviewee. > Wrote grant and fellowship applications, including some that were ultimately funded (such as NIH F31). > Presented my research through both oral slideshows and in poster form at national conferences and departmental retreats. > Engaged in multiple scientific communication and science policy events, including legislative outreach trips to both Sacramento and Washington, as well as national conferences such as the AAAS CASE Workshop and the first-ever National Science Policy Network conference. > Engaged in mentorship of other students in my lab and served as the teaching assistant of a graduate course. > Acquired technical expertise in numerous molecular biology and research techniques -- including several forms of PCR, immunohistochemistry and antibody staining, mouse breeding and mouse genetics, adenoviral and lentiviral genome editing, CRISPR, sequencing, cryosectioning, bacterial cloning, epifluourescent and confocal imaging, and mammalian cell culture. Show less > Published primary research publications (including as first author) in major scientific journals including Science and JMCC. > Published research reviews in major scientific journals. > Navigated the publication review process several times, both as a reviewer and as the reviewee. > Wrote grant and fellowship applications, including some that were ultimately funded (such as NIH F31). > Presented my research through both oral slideshows and in poster form at national… Show more > Published primary research publications (including as first author) in major scientific journals including Science and JMCC. > Published research reviews in major scientific journals. > Navigated the publication review process several times, both as a reviewer and as the reviewee. > Wrote grant and fellowship applications, including some that were ultimately funded (such as NIH F31). > Presented my research through both oral slideshows and in poster form at national conferences and departmental retreats. > Engaged in multiple scientific communication and science policy events, including legislative outreach trips to both Sacramento and Washington, as well as national conferences such as the AAAS CASE Workshop and the first-ever National Science Policy Network conference. > Engaged in mentorship of other students in my lab and served as the teaching assistant of a graduate course. > Acquired technical expertise in numerous molecular biology and research techniques -- including several forms of PCR, immunohistochemistry and antibody staining, mouse breeding and mouse genetics, adenoviral and lentiviral genome editing, CRISPR, sequencing, cryosectioning, bacterial cloning, epifluourescent and confocal imaging, and mammalian cell culture. Show less



University of Miami

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• IMSD Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Institute for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) researcher in the Uy Tropical Biology lab at the University of Miami. Used sequencing to identify several distinct single-nucleotide polymorphisms underlying convergent evolution of an identical melanic phenotype in Monarcha castaneiventris flycatchers of the Solomon Islands. Institute for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) researcher in the Uy Tropical Biology lab at the University of Miami. Used sequencing to identify several distinct single-nucleotide polymorphisms underlying convergent evolution of an identical melanic phenotype in Monarcha castaneiventris flycatchers of the Solomon Islands.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• SSRP Visiting Researcher

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  2015 Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) researcher in the Nidhi Bhutani lab at Stanford Hospital. Generated and investigated the lentiviral shRNA knockdown of ten-eleven translocase (Tet) genes; specifically their effect on osteoarthritis phenotypes in mouse models in-vivo and primary human cells in-vitro. 2015 Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) researcher in the Nidhi Bhutani lab at Stanford Hospital. Generated and investigated the lentiviral shRNA knockdown of ten-eleven translocase (Tet) genes; specifically their effect on osteoarthritis phenotypes in mouse models in-vivo and primary human cells in-vitro.



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• MSRP Visiting Researcher

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  2014 MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) visiting researcher in the Alan Grossman lab at MIT. Used bacterial conjugation experiments to study the influence of helicase processivity factors on conjugative transposon activity in Bacillus subtilis. 2014 MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) visiting researcher in the Alan Grossman lab at MIT. Used bacterial conjugation experiments to study the influence of helicase processivity factors on conjugative transposon activity in Bacillus subtilis.