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Framingham, MA, US

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Ithaca, New York, United States

• As an NSF GRFP fellow, my doctoral work focused on the adaptation and expansion of proteomic profiling techniques to identify endogenous reactive electrophilic species (RES) sensors in C. elegans. By utilizing novel.
• Adapted a novel toolset for interrogating redox-sensing functionality of target proteins (T-REX) for in vivo utilization in C. elegans (ACS Biochemistry 2018; Current Protocols in Chemical Biology 2018)
• Worked to expand the REX toolset in C. elegans into a platform for interrogating the redox-sensing cysteinome (Methods in Enzymology 2019; +1 manuscript in preparation)
• Characterized redox modification and signaling functionality in newly identified RES-sensor proteins (ACS Chemical Biology 2018; +1 manuscript in preparation)

Ithaca, New York, United States

• Directed practical laboratory sessions, graded reports and exams, and held office hour discussions for undergraduate students.
• Fall 2016: Chemical Biology – Proctor and grader for problem sets and exams of a class of ~20 students.
• Spring 2016: Organic Chemistry Lab – Conducted 2 weekly lab sections, held office hours, and proctored/graded lab practicals and written exams.
• Fall 2015: General Chemistry Lab – Conducted 2 weekly lab sections, held office hours, and graded exams/assignments.

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Continued graduate work with Prof. Yimon Aye as a visiting researcher in Lausanne, Switzerland, during the Aye Lab's transition from Cornell to EPFL.
• Facilitated transfer of our group's C. elegans material and associated laboratory setup, as well as our fluorescent stereomicroscopy equipment, as part of the Aye Lab's overseas relocation.
• Collaborated with several EPFL-affiliated groups while re-establishing and refining our group's C. elegans research program.
• Mentored an MS-level EPFL student in C. elegans handling and experimental techniques, as well as associated chemical biology protocols, culminating in essential contributions to a current manuscript in preparation

Assisted a blind graduate student in the Merz computational biochemistry group (affiliated with the UF Quantum Theory Project) in various roles, including document reading/writing, molecular visualization, and clerical work. During this time, I gained experience with basic bioinformatics methodology and computational biology principles.

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Under the direction of Professor Steven Bruner, I conducted structural analysis of novel proteins through fusion protein engineering, site-specific mutagenesis, diffusion crystallography, and computational structural prediction.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Biology

Master'S Degree, Chemical Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry, 3.84/4.00 (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: University of Florida Honors Program, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Beta Kappa SocietyMajor.

High School Diploma