Developed product marketing content strategy, created new content, and provided editorial review of product marketing materials including webpages, blogs, white papers, and presentations.

InVivo Biosystems is a biotechnology CRO in Eugene, OR that uses the speed and efficiency of small animal models to help pharma, biotech, and academics accelerate their research and discovery programs. As a senior scientist, I played an architectural role in building the phenotypic services program, establishing core platforms and processes. --Managed cross-functional teams to deliver 20+ custom research projects of diverse scope and complexity.--Collaborated with clients from industry and academia to materialize their research goals and deliver reliable data for drug discovery, IP filing, marketing claims, and publication.--Designed complex client projects and communicated requirements to the technical team.--Drove repeat sales through clear communication, accurate execution, and timely delivery.--Developed new products and initiated core process innovations.--Managed teams of bioinformaticians to develop new analysis products.

The Libuda lab studies how DNA is accurately repaired during meiosis to ensure faithful genome inheritance from one generation to another. I specialized in writing code to automate analysis of protein localization within the context of chromosomes, nuclei, and germlines.--Wrote custom scripts to automate fluorescence microscopy image processing, analysis, and quantitation.--Conducted training and maintenance for a super-resolution microscope.--Created analysis scripts that were ultimately incorporated into a publication.

The Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) provides opportunities for outstanding students of diverse backgrounds to contribute to life sciences research at the University of Oregon. As a member of the coordinator team, my primary role was to provide scientific support for students while contributing to student admissions, logistics, scheduling, and event planning.-- Developed and taught weekly scientific professional development workshops. Topics included laboratory skills, responsible conduct of research, scientific literature, diversity and inclusion. -- Provided mentorship and research support for 30+ students researchers and their mentors. Tracked student progress, provided feedback on research proposals and presentations, assisted with technical troubleshooting, resolved conflicts.

Taught Microbiology (BI330), an advanced undergraduate microbiology lecture course for ~100 students. --Restructured course over 3 years to incorporate active learning, scientific teaching methodologies, and data-driven assessments.--Prepared 20 lectures per term. --Designed all-new course content, including lecture materials, study guides, and assessments.--Supervised three graduate teaching fellows each term.

I launched an investigation into how bacteria, including some important pathogens, sense and respond to potentially toxic metals in their environment. This ability influences virulence and and antibiotic resistance. I used biochemical approaches to study how a novel class of structured RNAs regulate genes by directly binding to atoms of nickel and cobalt, and applied bioinformatic approaches to identify novel metal-sensing RNA molecules in other species.Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria DeRose, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology--Designed methods for in-cell RNA structure probing using high-throughput sequencing to investigate the function of novel metal-sensing RNAs.--Mentored a team of bioinformatics interns to develop a pipeline for mining novel metal sensing RNAs from bacterial genomes.--Published a review on RNA-metal interactions for Current Opinion in Chemical Biology.--Gained Experience with Bioorthogonal Chemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry.

I investigated how the proteins that shape our bodies move through tissues to deliver precise spatial and positional information during development, and how their malfunctioning can lead to cancer and developmental abnormalities. I studied the biochemical mechanisms through which Hedgehog proteins-- important for body patterning, brain, and limb development--interact with lipids, polysaccharides, and other proteins to form positional gradients that inform the developmental fates of target cells.Principal Investigator: Dr. Philip A. Beachy, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine.Advisory Committee: Dr. Roel Nusse, Dr. Lucy Shapiro, Dr. Anne Villeneuve, Dr. Will Talbot, Dr. Max Nachury.-- Developed methods for large-scale assembly and purification previously-inaccessible Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) morphogen complexes. -- Performed essential structure-function analysis of the Dally-like core protein to support the first published crystal structure of a glypican protein.

Independently carried out a research project investigating the role that motor proteins play in the mechanical operation of the mitotic spindle. I selected an approach, sought out advice from senior colleagues, designed experiments, and analyzed data. This ultimately led to a first-author publication that is still regularly cited. Principal Investigators: Dr. William Saxton, Dr. Susan Strome-- Developed methods for quantitative live cell imaging. -- Worked independently to discover a novel role for a motor protein in mitosis.-- Published a first-author paper in Current Biology that is still widely cited in the field.-- Received the "Outstanding Honors Thesis Award" for best undergraduate thesis from IU Department of Biology.--Awarded an HHMI Capstone Summer Research Grant