I am a Research Assistant on the Transgenerational Health Research Initiative (THRIVE) study through the Mother-Child Wellness Center at Boston Medical Center. Our goal is to identify in-utero genomic and epigenomic interactions that can affect fetal brain development. As a research assistant, I am responsible for recruiting participants, conducting follow-up study visits, collecting and processing biospecimens, and properly maintaining the study and its cohorts.

• Conducted multi-step organic reactions three days a week to synthesize different analogs of quinazolines, a drug shown to combat leishmaniasis• Improved laboratory techniques and interpersonal communication skills through working in a professional research environment

• Assisted in a food chemistry laboratory for 40 hours a week during summer break• Conducted daily experiments to adjust and finalize a formulation to perfect the viscosity of the product• Aided the manufacturing team to expedite the production and packaging of 4,800 perfectly free™ Non-Dairy Frozen Treats for the initial launch of the product• Created a program to assist future researchers in analyzing unclear data from the viscometer by performing calculations to produce a… Show more • Assisted in a food chemistry laboratory for 40 hours a week during summer break• Conducted daily experiments to adjust and finalize a formulation to perfect the viscosity of the product• Aided the manufacturing team to expedite the production and packaging of 4,800 perfectly free™ Non-Dairy Frozen Treats for the initial launch of the product• Created a program to assist future researchers in analyzing unclear data from the viscometer by performing calculations to produce a standardized curve Show less