• Investigated the mechanisms by which patient-derived mutations in dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), the master protein regulator of mitochondrial fission, disrupt protein structure and function.• Broad knowledge of pharmacology and mitochondrial biology as well as protein chemistry, enzymology, and biochemistry.• Expertise in experimental design and protein purification techniques.• Published author with experience in communicating complex scientific topics both verbally and in… Show more • Investigated the mechanisms by which patient-derived mutations in dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), the master protein regulator of mitochondrial fission, disrupt protein structure and function.• Broad knowledge of pharmacology and mitochondrial biology as well as protein chemistry, enzymology, and biochemistry.• Expertise in experimental design and protein purification techniques.• Published author with experience in communicating complex scientific topics both verbally and in writing.• Mentored and trained undergraduate students in various laboratory techniques. Show less

• Applied pharmacology background to evaluate drugs assets by conducting secondary research.• Worked in a small team possessing widely varied skill sets in basic science, medicine, drug development, business, and law to identify promising drug assets.• Aided in diligence activities such as market validation, intellectual property protection, and drug manufacturing.

• Employed background in mathematics and biochemistry to create a receptor-based pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of maintained cocaine self-administration behavior.• Selected to receive an Undergraduate Travel Award to attend the ASPET annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2017 based on this work.

• Conceived and executed research on genomic instability using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as Baker’s yeast, as a model organism.• Wrote a thesis based on this research entitled, “Characterizing Ribonucleotide Reductase’s Role in Promoting Genomic Instability in tsa1 Mutants”.

• Characterized Vibrio chlorerae’s membrane potential using fluorescence microscopy.