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New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

- Provides operational support and oversees the 25,000 sq. ft. laboratory of a biotech startup incubator with roughly 35 resident companies and over 130 residents.- Ensures residents comply with the environmental health and safety and regulatory requirements. Conducts regular checks of safety equipment including eye washes and safety showers and routine lab inspections.- As the chemical hygiene officer manages chemicals inventories, monitors hazardous waste storage, and signs off on hazardous waste shipping manifests.- Ensures all shared equipment is in working order and maintained per vendor recommendations and troubleshooting any equipment issues. Contacts outside vendors when equipment is in need of maintenance or repair.- Works with our sponsors on procuring sponsored equipment. Assisting in sponsor events, lunch and learns, and training.- Oversees laboratory purchases for all residents to ensure compliance with space, policies, and safety. Coordinates with the building, residents, and vendors for service and large deliveries.- Updates and maintains the lab safety and emergency plans and material safety data sheet information. Is the floor fire warden. - Ensures all lab users are trained on the correct use of shared equipment and EHS procedures. Develops training modules for processes and equipment within the lab.- Schedules lab safety courses for new lab users and yearly refreshers. Assists in on boarding new companies to the lab space and ensuring all exit procedures are completed.- Maintains the stock of general and equipment specific supplies.- Member of the Waste Selection Committee, the Environmental Health & Safety Committee, and the Operations Manual Committee through the Biolabs HQ network to improve working conditions and standardize processes across Biolabs sites.- Certified for C14 Fitness with the NYC Fire Department (Certification #85467744), Hazardous Waste Management, and DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations.

New York, New York

-Department of Genetic Medicine under Dr. Ronald G. Crystal-Provides operational support for the research laboratories and supervises a variety of activities related to the planning, performance, and supervision of basic and clinical research.-Inventory and Ordering: Prepares ordering and inventory information. Ensures the maintenance of laboratory consumables, chemicals, and supplies. Reviews, tracks, and distributes orders made by lab personnel. Regularly communicates with lab personnel, the finance and administration departments, vendors, and the institution's receiving department.-Lab Personnel: Supervises laboratory aides to ensure space is clean and organized according the department, institution, and FDNY standards. Responsible for laboratory personnel entry and exit procedures including assigning of work, fridge, and freezer spaces, lab notebooks, lab access, and supplies. Responsible for overseeing laboratory technician notebook checks and data audits. -Equipment Maintenance: Responsible for laboratory upkeep and maintaining equipment. Negotiates annual service agreements. Works with outside vendors to ensure repairs and maintenance appointments occur. Performs necessary cleaning and preventative maintenance checks. -Facility Management: Ensures facilities are in good conditions and resolves unexpected issues related to the physical space such leaks, temperature, and electrical. -Laboratory Safety Officer: Serves as the laboratory safety office by preparing for inspections, ensuring staff is up-to-date on all training and certifications, ensuring chemical inventories are maintained, and properly disposing of hazardous chemicals. Establishes safe laboratory practices.-Experimental Work: Ensures protocols and procedures are organized, up-to-date, and applied. Maintains knowledge of research techniques carries out by the lab. Is fully trained on specific assays and serves as a backup to carry out assays when there are staff shortages.

New York, New York

- Department of Genetic Medicine under Dr. Ronald G. Crystal- Collected, purified, and processed airway epithelial cells, cells in bronchial alveolar fluid, lung tissue samples, and blood for use in downstream applications.- Point person for the Natural History and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering collaboration projects. - Responsible for projects related to the gene expression and DNA analysis of airway samples of subjects that are nonsmokers, smokers, shisha smokers, ex-smokers, subjects taking aerosolized steroids and subjects with asthma, COPD, and lung cancer. - Responsible for the creation and maintenance of daily technician schedules, the training of new technicians, post-doctorates, and research fellows, the stocking and ordering of laboratory supplies, and the organization of the lab space and freezers.- Techniques: RNA and DNA extractions, preparing samples for hybridization to Microarray, Microscopy, Relative and Absolute Quantification Real Time PCR, Reverse Transcription, Cell Culture, FACS, Exosome Capture

Saline, Michigan

- Responsible for the daily living and medical care of patients in the Medical/Surgical Unit.- Responsible for specimen collection, the removal of IVs and urinary catheters, the placement of telemetry, the collection of vitals including blood oxygen levels, blood glucose levels, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, and temperatures.- Helped nurses with wound care, the sterile insertion of urinary catheters, and the removal of surgical drains. - Helped patients with daily living care activities such as feeding, bathing, dressing, and toileting. - Certified in phlebotomy through the St. Joseph Mercy Health System and in CPR and AED with the American Heart Association.

Ypsilanti, Michigan

- Department of Chemistry under Dr. Deborah Heyl-Clegg.- Synthesized and purified small peptides analogs and analyzed the kinetic properties of alpha amylase inhibition. - Honors Senior Thesis on “The Synthesis and Kinetic Analysis of Tendamistat-based Alpha Amylase Inhibitors”- Techniques: small peptide synthesis, HPLC, spectophotometry

Ann Arbor, Mi

Macomb Twp. And Shelby Twp., Mi

M.S., Basic Medical Science, 3.2

- Master’s Essay on Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Soft Tissue - Coursework in Physiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics.

B.S., Chemistry, Psychology, Biology, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Chemistry Club, Golden Key Honor Society, Psi Chi, Psychological Honor Society.