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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Developed new test methodology for use in design verification (DV) testing of dense material, compressive/tensile load, and product fitment for graspers and scissors.• Performed Test Method Validation on products to ensure that they passed quality standards • Collected and analyzed data from tests such as the tissue transparency test. • Designed test fixtures in SolidWorks for better usability ensuring ease of use and repeated accuracy during DV testing.• Collaborated with other engineers and updated SolidWorks and CAD drawings for subassemblies for the Epix probes and pin holding fixture for the compressive load test.• Routed documents through an electronic document management system (eDMS). • Presented data findings to supervisor and a PowerPoint presentation focusing on a fixture.

Computational Methods in Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyResearch Assistant for Dr. Ray Luo's Lab• Created scripts using Python, Bash and C-shell languages to decrease simulation run time allowing for analysis of larger data sets associated with biomolecular reactions with proteins, amino acids, and nucleic acids. • Analyzed molecules through UCSF's Chimera and Virtual Molecular Dynamics (VMD). Mob1-Lats Protein Project: • Designed programs in Python code that would allow for analysis of hydrogen bonds between each amino acid.

Irvine, California

Summer Undergrad Research Program (SURP) 2017 Grant Recipient - Sonochemical Internalization (SCI): A New Modality for Focused Ultrasound Site Specific Enhanced Gene-Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy• Awarded an $1800 UROP Fellowship for research• Designed the mechanical setup for monitoring tumor spheroids under sonochemical ultrasound treatment and plasmid-directed gene therapy.• Performed sonochemical ultrasound treatment and Inserted plasmids into F98 tumor spheroids.• Subcultured F98 tumor cell line in a petri dish and 96-well round bottom plate.

Irvine, Ca

Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) Participant for Dr. Henry Hirschberg and Young Jik Kwon's"Enhancing ex vivo Transfection of Macrophages for use as Delivery Vectors for Cancer Suicide Gene Therapy"Research Assistant for Dr. Henry Hirschberg's Lab• Subcultured macrophages and tumor cells for experiments using chemotherapy drugs and suicide gene therapy. • Dispensed chemotherapy drugs and gold spheroid nanoparticles with photosensitizers into plates and washed the plates with medium to maintain cell growth.• Performed PCI and PDT laser treatments on cell plates.• Scored growth of tumor spheroids and analyzed data results.

Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, B.S., Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 3.806

Activities and Societies: Treasurer and Industrial Relations for Alpha Eta Mu Beta, General Member of Tau Beta Pi and Biomedical.

Associate'S Degree, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, 3.93

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Circle K, Chicanos and Latinos for Community Medicine, Priory of Biology and Chemistry, Society.