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Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• Design experimental plans, according to GLP standards, to derive insight into the pharmacodynamics of bio pharmaceutical products.
• Analyze biological materials using flow cytometry, spectrophotometric aggregation, thrombin generation assays, and Coulter AcT hematology analysis.
• Perform quality control testing of biopharmaceutical while adhering to GMP, GLP, and GDP standards.
• Author and validate Standard Operating Procedures for the operation and application of various lab equipment and assays.
• Manufacture and test biopharmaceutical product, experimenting with different parameters to enhance pharmacodynamic properties
• Organize and present results to project leaders and principle investigators.

• Engineered β-cyclodextrin-based nanoparticles for targeted and sustained release of anti-leukemia therapeutics
• Modeled nanoparticle drug absorption and release kinetics via UPLC and LC-MS

Bronxville, New York

• Analyzed data and derived insights for calibrations of analyzers measuring blood gas composition, blood count, and drug detection in a hospital setting
• Validated creatine kinase-MB enzyme test for measuring if a patient has had a heart attack
• Verified patient medical history in the hospital’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system

College Park, Maryland

• Assessed the feasibility of using Cas-9 CRISPR on bacterial cells for the purpose of plasmid curation.
• Designed a recombinant genetically engineered system in E. coli using transformation, Gibson assembly, PCR, and site-directed mutagenesis techniques and demonstrated its degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
• Assisted in coding for the UMaryland iGEM 2018 Wiki using CSS and HTML.
• Gold medal recipient at the 2018 iGEM Jamboree.
• Developed and maintained relationships with genetic supplier labs

• Established communication with the Anacostia Watershed Society, EPA, and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to receive feedback on project design.
• Organized the 2018 iGEM Mid-Atlantic Meetup, an event in which 5 iGEM teams from universities in the Greater Washington area and Virginia presented ongoing project progress and received critiques on project design
• Collaborated with MdBio for the WSSC Centennial Celebration to raise interest and awareness in STEM among elementary and middle school students