Memorial Family Medicine Resident PGY2

Investigated molecular mechanisms of cGMP dependent protein kinase signal transduction; performed transformations, growth, extraction, purification, and chromatography of recombinant proteins

Worked in village of ~2000 predominantly corn farmers with Les Jeunes Agriculteurs de Wassande and College de Wassande (CES). Projects included: Help with local vaccination administration, established tree nurseries, facilitated workshops on tree propagation/live fencing, completed construction of admin building with CES, taught environmental education and English, worked with farming co-op to improve accounting

Worked in village of ~2000 predominantly rice and millet farmers with Office du Riz and women’s community garden. Projects included: establish income generating activities with women’s garden, created test plot, introduced food preservation techniques, introduced Moringa Oleifera

Characterized cellular mechanisms underlying allergic airway responses to household fungi; monitored animal studies, performed challenges, processed tissue, cultured, identified, catalogued fungi