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Tarrytown, New York, United States

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Graduate Student Researcher and PhD Candidate in the Lab of Dr. Matthew Hilton1. Demonstrated the use of Prx1 lineage as a tool for examining skeletal muscular niche cells and identified multiple populations of muscle resident non-myogenic mesenchymal cells including novel populations of mineralizing, nerve associated and type 2 immune receptor responsive cells. (Published in Cell Reports, 2022) 2. Developed and optimized protocols for working with muscular niche cells including multiple immunofluorescent, immunohistochemical and flow/FACS protocols3. Established four separate injury models for use in the lab (rotator cuff, glycerol, cardiotoxin, and sciatic nerve injury)4. Established multiple collaborations with basic science investigators and physicians at Duke 5. Mentored multiple undergraduate, medical students and rotation students, overseeing their process form the early stages of learning basic science techniques to developing independent projectsBroader Impact: improves our understanding of the dynamic interplay between muscular niche cells and myogenic cells and progenitors during muscle development. Improving our understanding of muscle development may bestow important insights into questions of muscle regeneration as well as information about disorders of muscular development such as muscular dystrophy.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Research Assistant in the Karczmar Laboratory in the Department of Radiology 1. Completed data analysis of MRI images in IDL2. Assisted with rodent procedures 2. Wrote independent senior project “Magnetic Resonance Angiography of a Mouse Model of Mammary Cancer revealed Increase in Vessel Density with Cancer Growth” (Published in International Journal of Biomedical Imaging, 2019) Broader impact: Studying breast cancer growth rates on MRI can help early detection for improved treatment outcomes. At the same time, working to differentiate between malignant and benign pre-cancerous lesions on MRI can improve existing therapies and generate more targeted ones

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Selected to participate in highly competitive international “Discovery to Cure” internship program for high school students, working in the Laboratory of Dr. Qin Yan Broader Impact: Work was utilized to optimize the conditions of AlphaScreen technology which was later used in a small molecule inhibitor screen to identify a novel inhibitor of the JARID1C histone demethylase as a potential breast cancer treatment

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Cell Biology

Activities and Societies: Activities: Graduate and Professional Student Government (Director of Advocacy, Attorney General, Speaker.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Senior Week Committee (Service Chair), Spoon University (Writer), Inter-House Council (representative).