● Investigating the lipid droplet (LD) metabolic changes of Mia PaCa-2 cancer cells when exposed to hypoxia and starvation using scattering Raman microscopy ● Investigating the structural and dynamic changes in microtubules in Eb3-GFP transfected HeLa Cells using confocal fluorescence microscopy● Conducting biochemical experiments (cell culture, MTT, immunofluorescence, transfection, etc.) ● Collecting and analyzing quantitative data using MATLAB, ImageJ, and Origin programs

● Assigned laboratory assignments to undergraduate students through a Learning Management System - TopHat● Coordinated and supervised exams, assignments, and grading deadlines for undergraduate and graduate students respectively ● Demonstrated proper laboratory etiquette and techniques when carrying out experiments ● Supervised graduate students teaching the laboratory

Fellowship awarded to graduate students interested in the professoriate and advancing diversity in the workforce

● Investigated disulfide bridge binding in ubiquitin molecules● Investigated the polyproline-rich region of DUB proteins SseL, ChlaDUB, and ElaD● Conducted biochemical experiments (DNA purification, protein purification, PCR, etc.)

Scholarship awarded to underrepresented and low-income STEM majors through an application process

● Investigated skin delivery system of propranolol using microneedles and microemulsions ● Conducted research with analytical methods (HPLC, titrations, CD, etc.)● Research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)