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San Luis Obispo, CA, US

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

• Responsibilities include:
• Manage a research laboratory of 20, maintaining inventory and efficient communication across the lab areas to keep everyone on the same page in a fast-paced environment
• Set up a new laboratory, organizing the transition of the cell culture team to the new space, stocking the lab for functional use, and overseeing vendor interactions (liquid nitrogen fills, carbon dioxide cylinder.
• Train 8-10 student researchers in cell culture protocols and aseptic technique in a biosafety cabinet (BSC), preparing them to carry out individual projects and to contribute to the lab’s cross-functional studies

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

• The Microcirculation and Vascular Regeneration Lab at Cal Poly, led by Dr. Trevor Cardinal, focuses on developing a cell therapy for ischemic disease. The lab aims to understand how the regulation of skeletal muscle.
• Perform primary skeletal muscle progenitor cell (myoblast) isolation for culture and studies investigating Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD); characterize and analyze myoblasts for therapeutic potential in.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams for cell transplantation studies, coordinate cell product hand-off to polymer team and in vivo surgery team
• Facilitate informative shadowing assignments for potential student researchers by demonstrating procedures and explaining significance to the medical field; coordinate hands-on experiences with various members in the.

Agoura Hills, California, United States

• A2 Biotherapeutics is innovating new treatments for solid tumor cancers using logic-gated CAR-T cells to differentiate between cancerous and normal cells.During my internship, my most notable accomplishments were:
• Optimized IL-2 concentrations in CAR-T cell culture by analyzing proliferation and maturation phenotypes using flow cytometry in a series of two separate studies
• Compiled the data from small scale experimental studies, drew conclusions, and proposed future directions in a cumulative presentation to Technical Operations and company leadership
• Assisted process team in operating and running CliniMACS Prodigy instruments, a closed-system automated cell processing unit; troubleshooted error messages, prepared materials, and analyzed proliferation throughout.
• Presented a journal article in a weekly department meeting, highlighting how current research can inform the company’s future directions in process development

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

• Assisted professor in 6 hours of weekly laboratory & lecture studio learning format
• Evaluated 60+ students’ work in lab reports and comprehensive assignments
• Attended weekly seminar to learn STEM pedagogy
• Tutored and guided students to learn foundational concepts

Berkeley, California, United States

• Under Dr. Hiroshi Otani, through the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program, I worked on engineering Saccharopolyspora erythraea for secondary metabolite production via integration of an attachment.
• Developed and wrote a 17-page research report with the guidance of weekly workshops to learn the structure of research papers
• Presented an informative poster presentation through a virtual poster symposium to research scientists and the general public
• Designed a biological system using molecular biology techniques to further genome sequencing discovery research in metabolite production
• Prepared 30 novel plasmid vectors to test in new bacterial hosts

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biomedical Engineering, Third Year

Activities and Societies: Biomedical Engineering Society, Spanish Club, Choir & Music, Instructional Student Assistant for both the Math.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Spanish Club, Spanish National Honor Society, Key Club, National Honor Society, Random Acts of Kindness Club.