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San Leandro, California, United States

Molecular Biology:- performed initial bioinformatic analysis to identify new target products- generated new vectors and transformed into archaeal strains for expression- validated strains genetically and biochemically for new target products- worked to decrease media costs by taking historical inducible strains and replacing with constitutive promoter strains- managed a student intern through a senior thesis projectBiochemistry:- performed various biochemical assays for enzyme expression validation in strains- utilized biochemical assays to characterize enzyme class and kinetics- development of an enzymatic detergent for use in the meat processing industry- worked closely with collaborators to characterize enzyme specificityLab Management:- managed consumables and other lab purchases to align with budget and needs- standardized lab cleanliness practices to limit environmental contaminants on the bench- hiring manager for a summer 2024 intern

San Leandro, California, United States

- managed molecular biology pipeline responsibilities- performed biochemical assays for enzyme expression validation- developed an enzymatic detergent for use in the meat processing industry- managed an intern in molecular biology for a senior thesis project- managed lab consumables within budget and lab needs- hiring manager for a bio-process engineer

San Leandro, California, United States

- Management and optimization of strain development pipeline- Management of an intern through company tasks as well as their senior thesis project

Berkeley, California, United States

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Advisor: Dr. Rachel J. WhitakerUtilized CRISPR techniques to create clean deletion mutants in Sulfolobus islandicusGenerated shuttle vectors between E. coli and S. islandicus, including a shuttle vector of endogenous conjugative plasmidOptimized matrix-based expansion techniques for imagingConducted a root cause analysis in regards to inconsistencies in standard growth curves within the labConducted PCR based assays, HiFi (Gibson) assemblies and genetic cross recombination assays

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Developed a welcoming community for roughly 60 residents which included interpersonal relations, event planning, money management, and teamwork alongside other Residential Advisors

Canyon, Texas, United States

Responsible for hosting weekly study sessions for a class of ~100 studentsCreated study materials for the students to utilize while studying for exams