Intern - Enzyme Replacement Therapies

• May 2023 - Present

- Accelerated a pipeline project aiming to validate enzyme replacement gene therapies for lysosomal storage diseases. - Piloted the development of in vitro and in vivo experiments to confirm delivery across the blood brain barrier. - Conducted assays and analysis to determine plasmid expression while measuring biodistribution and enzymatic activity. - Accelerated a pipeline project aiming to validate enzyme replacement gene therapies for lysosomal storage diseases. - Piloted the development of in vitro and in vivo experiments to confirm delivery across the blood brain barrier. - Conducted assays and analysis to determine plasmid expression while measuring biodistribution and enzymatic activity.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Jul 2021 - Present

- Investigated how protein complexes regulate RNA metabolism in the circadian clock. - Lead efforts to isolate RNA using in vivo RNA immunoprecipitation to determine RNA’s bound to circadian proteins. - Created ways to optimize the expression of several circadian proteins to facilitate downstream protein purification protocols. - Used SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis to qualitatively confirm proper protein pulldown and expression levels. - Investigated how protein complexes regulate RNA metabolism in the circadian clock. - Lead efforts to isolate RNA using in vivo RNA immunoprecipitation to determine RNA’s bound to circadian proteins. - Created ways to optimize the expression of several circadian proteins to facilitate downstream protein purification protocols. - Used SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis to qualitatively confirm proper protein pulldown and expression levels.

Intern - Research Program Management Operations

• May 2022 - Aug 2022

- Supported key projects in research and discovery through collaborating across many cross functional teams. - Created resources for research scientists to request and utilize human samples. - Managed data migration into a new system for tracking industry-academic collaborations. - Supported key projects in research and discovery through collaborating across many cross functional teams. - Created resources for research scientists to request and utilize human samples. - Managed data migration into a new system for tracking industry-academic collaborations.

Undergraduate Lab Mentor in Intro Cell/Molecular Biology

• Jan 2022 - May 2022

- Mentored underclassman students in proper safety and technical protocols while preparing lab reagents for use in class. - Mentored underclassman students in proper safety and technical protocols while preparing lab reagents for use in class.

Restaurant and Catering Cook

• Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

- Oversaw catering events of over 200 guests, managing cooks and waitstaff to carry out their tasks in a timely manner. - Executed a variety of complex dishes in the fast-paced and high-pressure environment of a professional gourmet kitchen. - Oversaw catering events of over 200 guests, managing cooks and waitstaff to carry out their tasks in a timely manner. - Executed a variety of complex dishes in the fast-paced and high-pressure environment of a professional gourmet kitchen.

Manager

• Mar 2018 - Sep 2020