Managed projects to design, build, and test miniature models of biological barriers to evaluate exposure and toxicity of pharmaceuticals and nanomaterials across the blood-brain and maternal-fetal barriersCollaborated on multidisciplinary teams of engineers, biologists, chemists, material scientists, and artists to research the structure-function relationships in tissue engineering of the placenta and uterine muscleAwarded NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for “Recapitulating the placental microenvironment to improve models of the maternal-fetal barrier for toxicity screening” Co-authored and awarded NIH Administrative Supplement from the National Institute of Environmental Health and Safety for “Placenta-on-a-chip for engineered nanomaterial toxicity screening” http://diseasebiophysics.seas.harvard.edu/

Member of the GSC Executive Council, serving to provide advice and maintain continuity of institutional knowledge

Elected officer of the representative body of over 4000 graduate students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), representing over 60 departments, division, and programs Managed executive council of 13 students and delegated tasks to complete GSAS-wide initiatives to support, advocate for, and recognize graduate students Presided over GSC open meetings, executive council meetings, and meetings with GSAS Deans and administrationAllocated annual budget of $98,000 to support council activities, graduate student groups and organizations, and sponsor conference and summer research grants

Executive officer responsible for recording meeting minutes and disseminating communications of the GSC; Chair of the Conference and Summer Research Grant Selection Committee; co-hosted IvyPlus Graduate Summit 2017

Member of the GSC Executive Council, serving as representative for students in programs housed in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Advocated for and coordinated implementation of subsidized back-up childcare and Care.com membership for graduate student-parents

• Cultured and differentiated human induced pluripotent stem cells into cardiomyocytes• Developed MATLAB script to quantify mitochondrial morphology and location during cardiac differentiation

• Analyzed pharmaceutical research samples for identity, purity, impurities, and particle size using analytical chemistry techniques• Recorded test procedures, reported lab results, and performed equipment verifications in a GMP environment