- Recruited patients, conducted clinic visits, and collected data on a project investigating the safety and effectiveness of a noninvasive gastric balloon device to help patients with weight loss.- Gained skills in clinical applications such as EPIC, ClinDesk, and Provation to analyze patient information and identify patients suitable for ongoing studies. - Coordinated with physicians in the Interventional Endoscopy section of the Division of Gastroenterology for study-related clinical tasks, in-procedure data collection, and database organization.- Collaborated with clinical trial sponsors for study audits to improve the methodology of study protocols.

-Identify the cell types and numbers that are infected by different Adeno-Associated Viruses (AAVs) that inform potential therapeutics to accelerate nerve regeneration.-Responsible for extracting, staining, imaging, and eventual cell count for the peripheral nervous system in mice with injection of different AAV serotypes.

-EMDebate served to provide an affordable, local debate camp to high school students in the Eastern Missouri Debate district. As the co-founder and director, I managed the development of the curriculum and the recruitment of instructors. Over three years, attendance grew 183% with significant competitive achievements from students that attended this camp.

-Analyzed the benefits of robotic surgery compared to conventional laparoscopic surgery for the repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernia.-Searched through patient databases to collect patient demographic factors that were used for statistical analyses.

-Completed 6-week program designed to introduce high school students to the experience of scientific research-Assessed the cellular accumulation patterns of amyloid imaging agents in human glioblastoma cells using live cell imaging -Received “Excellence in Research” award