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Pullman/Spokane/Tri-Cities/Vancouver/Everett/Global, Washington, Us

• Research Assistant at Dr. Norman G. Lewis Lab focusing on plant metabolomics• Use hybrid poplar as platform for producing specific chemicals-allylphenols and propenylphenols which have roles in plant defense against herbivores and parasites and benefits in foodstuffs due to their antioxidant properties and potential anticancer medicinal applications• Analyze allylphenols and propenylphenols content in transgenic poplar with GC/MS and LC/MS (XEVO G2 QTOF)• Use statistical program R packages, such as XCMS for high-throughput “omics” data analysis and annotate targeted/untargeted metabolites such as phenylpropanoids, flavonoids and salicylates• Analyze lignin content of hybrid poplar using two approaches (acetyl bromide and thioacidolysis) for both leaves and stems of plants

Pullman/Spokane/Tri-Cities/Vancouver/Everett/Global, Washington, Us

• Focused on synthetic organic chemistry, biochemical pathway modification and generating novel sources of biofuels • Synthesize dehydrogenatively polymerized (DHP) lignin and hydrodeoxygenate DHP-lignin for biofuel research• Worked for NARA (Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance) and developed methods to generate eugenol or cyclohexanol and their analogues: both are derived from lignin (a predominant polymer in wood) and are considered promising biofuel feedstock molecules

Emporia, Ks, Us

• Studied on potential anti-cancer drug• Focused on the multimer (prodrug) of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine monophosphate (FdUMP) which the active compound is more readily and more selectively introduced into the target cells• Modified backbone of FdUMP to traverse cell membranes more effectively due to the limitation of FdUMP is that it decomposes before going through the membranes of target cells• Analyzed results of experiments using NMR, IR, HPLC and ChemDraw

• Process development of antibiotics intermediate - (R)-(−)-3-Pyrrolidinol Hydrochloride• Process development and scale up of antibiotics intermediate - Sulfophenylacetic Acid• Process development of antibiotics - Sulbenicillin Disodium• Process development and scale up of antibiotics - Ticarcillin Disodium• Process development and scale up of antibiotics - Cefsulodin Sodium

• Process development and scale up of antibiotics - Rifaximine• Process development of antibiotics - 1β-methyl-vinyl-phosphate of Meropenem

Master'S Degree, Chemistry

Master Of Science, Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science, Pharmaceutical Preparation