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-spearheaded project to accelerate plant genetic engineering utilizing CRISPR systems to reduce off-site mutagenesis with recombinant integrase enzymes-learned hierarchical Golden Gate and Gibson assembly, E. coli cloning, genetic circuit design, familiarity with plant host systems (Arabidopsis, Nicotiana)

Developed team of 25 high school students to pick 50,000 pounds of assorted fruits from neighbors' residences to distribute to local, low-income families and homeless individuals living on the streets of downtown Los Angeles || brought together a social media community with 2,000 collective followers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

First lab student in Dr. Jinkerson's startup lab in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, assisted in establishing/building up facility || led main project in the induction of endosymbiotic gene transfer mechanism from chloroplast to nuclear genomes in green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to investigate the macroevolution of functional organelles || secondary project explored toxicity of deep-sea oil spill surfactants on coral bleaching and coral-algae symbiosis || NASA… Show more First lab student in Dr. Jinkerson's startup lab in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, assisted in establishing/building up facility || led main project in the induction of endosymbiotic gene transfer mechanism from chloroplast to nuclear genomes in green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to investigate the macroevolution of functional organelles || secondary project explored toxicity of deep-sea oil spill surfactants on coral bleaching and coral-algae symbiosis || NASA Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) 4-year, $890,000 Grant Recipient for genetically-engineered, Small Plants for Space Expeditions (SPACE) Tomatoes Show less

SCAQMD is the regulatory government agency responsible for reducing air pollution from stationary sources in Southern California.2018: city council and business organization representative on behalf of the Legislation, Public Affairs, and Media division; Clean Air Awards event business nominator for companies including Tesla || 2019: worked on the Offshore Tanker Program to compile and analyze 15,000 data points of odor complaints from 3 beachside sectors using database and Excel… Show more SCAQMD is the regulatory government agency responsible for reducing air pollution from stationary sources in Southern California.2018: city council and business organization representative on behalf of the Legislation, Public Affairs, and Media division; Clean Air Awards event business nominator for companies including Tesla || 2019: worked on the Offshore Tanker Program to compile and analyze 15,000 data points of odor complaints from 3 beachside sectors using database and Excel technologies, and the Compliance 32 and BusinesSense programs. Show less