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Arlington, VA, US

PREPARES AND REVIEWS Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), Investigational New Drug (IND) applications and Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs) in support of more than 400 clinical trials under over 200 INDs for the National Cancer Institute (NCI)SUPPORT NCI MEDICAL OFFICERS by preparing meeting summaries, reports, and requests for information for Phase 1–3.

WRITE AND EDIT COMMUNICATIONS CONTENT ENSURING CONSISTENT MESSAGING AND POSITIONING on Twitter, LinkedIn, and email platforms EDIT ORGANIZATIONAL CONTENT resulting in increased LinkedIn key engagements (15% to 30%) through targeted content optimization and audience segmentation in 4 months ENSURE HIGH QUALITY STANDARD of written materials resulting in a.

CONDUCTED ROUTINE CELL CULTURE EXPERIMENTS utilizing molecular and cellular biology techniques such as ELISAs, immunofluorescent staining, confocal microscopy, and image analysis.CONDUCTED HANDS-ON CELL CULTURING AND CELL BASED ASSAYS to assess behaviors of triple negative breast cancer cells, contributing to four publications that explored their potential.

SERVE AS LIAISON TO GRADUATE STUDENT SOCIETY on DEI initiatives lead by the Bioengineering Department COLLABORATED WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS to implement DEI Undergraduate Scholarship, Diverse Seminar Speaker Series, and implement a Graduate Student Code of Conduct

PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT TO TEAM including project scheduling, planning, and tracking PREPARE PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS on early drug discovery pain points regarding in vitro research CONDUCT MARKET RESEARCH INTERVIEWS with stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry to understand main pain points in drug development SECURED $50,000 IN FUNDING for market.

Biotech One

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: completion of research fellowship (top 10% of applicants), received $20,000 in funding, presented research at 6 national conferences, implemented new protocol for cell mechanosensing

Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Coordinated and staffed monthly and weekly service events with local Richmond partners and partners on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University- The chapter completed a total of over 1500 service hours between fall 2017 and spring 2018 - Example events include a Blood Drive with the Red Cross, A Relay for Life event raising $200 for cancer.

Focused Inquiry Learning Lounge

As a student assistant I work closely with the faculty and staff of Virginia Commonwealth University's Focused Inquiry Department. Tasks include:Compile daily attendance reports Train New Employees Assisting Faculty and Staff of the Office of the Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Student Success

Campus Learning Center

As a Supplemental Instruction Leader, I conducted 3 weekly peer-assisted study sessions pertaining to Biology and Chemistry consisting of 30 students. Duties Included: Organizing weekly peer facilitated review sessions for groups of 30 students Develop organizational study techniques for students

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, Cancer Mechanobiology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega Courses included biomedical instrumentation, basic biology, chemistry, and physics, quantitative.