Professional Research Assistant
- Department of Medicine: Division of Cardiology
- Worked both independently and collaboratively with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative research in fast-paced laboratory environment.
- Learned new laboratory techniques and applied expertise in carrying out enhanced experiments under supervision of principal investigator and senior lab members.
- Cell culture: Planned, optimized and executed research protocols and procedures for isolation of rat and mouse ventricular cardiomyocytes; treatment and harvest of protein, myofibrils, DNA and RNA.
- IonOptix: Precision life science instrumentation optimized for studying isolated cardiomyocytes, muscle tissue, blood vessels and tissue culture. Live cell imaging and data acquisition including contractility and.
- Data Analysis: Recorded experimental findings from all laboratory benchwork in traditional and electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) to analyze and interpret experimental findings.