Our primary interest is elucidation of signal transduction pathways involved in musculoskeletal tumorigenesis and metastasis, mechanisms of cellular cancer dormancy, cell cycle and oncogene inactivation and extracellular matrix cell communications. A significant problem for translational research that we are working to solve is cancer recurrence and drug resistance through our study of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in chondrosarcoma.Skills: cell culture, gel electrophoresis, western blot, ELISA,… Show more Our primary interest is elucidation of signal transduction pathways involved in musculoskeletal tumorigenesis and metastasis, mechanisms of cellular cancer dormancy, cell cycle and oncogene inactivation and extracellular matrix cell communications. A significant problem for translational research that we are working to solve is cancer recurrence and drug resistance through our study of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in chondrosarcoma.Skills: cell culture, gel electrophoresis, western blot, ELISA, immunocytochemistry, clonogenic cell colony transformation assay, 3D cell culture/spheroid formation assay, flow cytometry, collection and preparation of plasma from blood, collection and preparation of tumor biopsy, RNA isolation from plasma and tumor biopsy, rapid cell proliferation assay.Advisor: Dr. Karina Galoian, Ph.D. (PI) Show less

Volunteer in the pediatric dialysis unit.

Research Assistant in Dr. Phil McCabe's Lab at the University of Miami. Currently interested in how stress response affects development of atherosclerosis by looking at macrophages, human vascular endothelial cells, and adrenergic receptors and how each respond to exposure to various catecholamines, oxLDL, LDL.

Streetlight/Allies Program Volunteer

I work with children and adults with minimal swimming experience helping them gain proficiency in their strokes and becoming comfortable in the water.

Research Assistant working with Dr. Jeffrey Simske studying Nutritional Regulation of Daf-2 Insulin Receptor in Embryogenesis in C. elegans.Student Shadow for multiple specialties including NICU, OB/GYN, Burn Unit, CICU Cardiology, Dermatology, Moh's Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics.

Experienced streaking plates, isolating and purifying DNA, quantifying DNA by spectrophotometer, preparing primers in silico, running PCR, preparing and running a gel electrophoresis, analyzing a gel, blast sequencing, oligoanalyzer, JPCR, Tm calculator

As a fall risk volunteer, I assist patients at fall risk and check each room making sure the appropriate measures have been taken in each room to ensure patient safely. I interact with many patients daily. As a nurses station volunteer, I assist physicians and nurses with daily tasks.

AED certified, CPR certified.

Personally worked with patients and visitors, transferred patients from rooms to be tested, admitted and discharged patients, made specimen and equipment runs.