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Rockville, Md, Us

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

-Program Manager for the Office of Postdoctoral Services within OITE-Facilitate job search training groups for intramural fellows seeking faculty positions and for intramural fellows seeking positions in industry R&D, preparing approx. 200 fellows to apply for jobs each year-Manage daily communications regarding OITE events to all OITE staff and NIH postbacs, grad students, postdocs and fellows-Organize and facilitate year-round training curriculum for over 2,400 NIH intramural postdocs

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

-Organize and manage the NIH Career Symposium, an annual three-day virtual event and the largest OITE events of the year. In 2023, I coordinated 270 speakers, 50 moderators, and 6,000+ attendees, our largest Career Symposium ever.-Coordinate logistics and curriculum of OITE events as they transition from a virtual format back to an in-person or hybrid format-Support training and educational opportunities for NIH intramural postdocs and fellows across nine NIH campuses-Create, update, and implement SOPs for multiple OITE programs-Conduct up-to-date analysis of policies affecting trainee wellness and career development, including topics such as authorship conflicts, mental health benefits, and stipends/cost-of-living.

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

-Postdoctoral research fellow exploring cellular phenotype plasticity in pericytes within the metastatic niche using a mix of in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo technologies-Skills: Multicolor (14+ colors) flow cytometry, transgenic mouse models, orthotopic mouse tumor models, primary cell isolation and culture, CUT&Tag, NGS, in vitro cellular assays, epifluorescence microscopy, lentivirus transductions, qPCR, western blots-Developed a novel protocol for probing histone modifications within small numbers of isolated lineage-traced mouse pericytes, allowing for precise identification of epigenetic modifications within a rare and highly-plastic cell population.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

-Graduate student researcher in the lab of Dr. Adam Marcus at the Emory University Winship Cancer Institute-Skills: confocal microscopy of fixed samples, live cell confocal microscopy, multicolor immunofluorescence, confocal photoconversion (optogenetics), flow cytometry, FACS, image quantification, 2D and 3D in vitro cell culture, spheroid/organoid culture, cellular migration and invasion assays, DNA methylation arrays, NGS RNA-seq, bioinformatics, cancer cell biology, qPCR, western blots-Identified novel mechanisms that drive leader cell function during lung cancer collective invasion-Established the first proof of an epigenetic mechanism (DNA methylation) driving lung cancer leader cell vs follower cell phenotype determination-Identified the filopodia motor protein Myosin-X (MYO10) as a critical driver of leader cell fibronectin deposition and remodeling, providing novel insight into MYO10 function and filopodia function within 3D cellular invasion.-Mentored multiple graduate students within the Marcus Lab-Organized a multi-lab collaboration to bring new skillsets to the Marcus Lab (epigenetic assays and bioinformatics)-Awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (NRSA) (1F31CA210601)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

-Six-time instructor of a 2-week intensive course for high school students, titled "Cancer: The Biology Behind the Disease"-Designed and implemented both classroom instruction and laboratory instruction for all sessions

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

-Undergraduate student researcher in the lab of Dr. Jim Patton-Skills: confocal microscopy, multicolor immunofluorescence, zebrafish husbandry, zebrafish embryo microinjection, adult zebrafish eye injections, tissue fixation and cryosectioning, qPCR-Investigated miRNA regulatory functions during zebrafish retina regeneration-Established a technique to induce light-based retina damage and subsequent regeneration in pigmented zebrafish (a technique previously only used in albino zebrafish), allowing for retina regeneration research to be expanded to pigmented transgenic zebrafish models

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Cancer Biology

PI and dissertation mentor: Adam Marcus, PhD Dissertation: "The transcriptional regulation and novel functions of the filopodia motor.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology

Cum laude, Honors in Molecular & Cellular Biology, Phi Beta Kappa PI: James Patton, PhD