• Researcher in the Fowler and Thaden labs in the Department of Infectious Diseases.• Performed in vitro experiments to analyze molecular factors of recurrent bacterial blood stream infections.• Performed statistical analyses of clinical factors causing risk of recurrent infection. Programmed statistical analyses of large databases of patient information.• Designed new protocols and troubleshooted a novel method of genomic analysis• Mentored new students on experimental methods, notably pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.• Published research results as a first-author paper in a high impact medical journal.• Presented results at two conferences, one of which was in front of key opinion leaders at the world’s largest infectious diseases conferences. • Secured a grant to fund this project through the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

• Researcher in the Gupton Lab in the Department of Cell Biology• Performed in vitro and bench experiments analyzing the neuronal interactome as it pertains to axonal dynamics and synaptic formation • Trained new students in laboratory methods and collaborated with an inter-institutional team.• This project resulted in one publication and a presentation.

Intern in analytical cardiology at a private hospital in the suburbs of Paris, France