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• Examiner in Group Art Unit 1625 (Organic Heterocyclic Compounds).• Responsible for managing a portfolio of patent applications, researching technologies, analyzing prior art, authoring patentability opinions, and negotiating allowable subject matter.• Examine patent applications comprising organic heterocyclic compounds that have applications in the organic chemistry, biopharmaceutical, biotech, biofuels, green-technology, semiconductor, and information technology fields.

Performed lab-scale downstream processing of vaccine products and process intermediates. Performed assays on vaccine products, process intermediates, and related experimental samples using biochemical/analytical tests. Prepared solutions/reagents. Set-up process equipment for lab-scale experiments. Maintained records and experimental results following good manufacturing practices (GMP).

San Jose, California, United States

Technical Group 1779 for examination of patent applications regarding chemical filters. Conducted prior art searches for 12 projects. Wrote 2 office actions, one of which was sent out to the inventors. Completed Patent Academy training on patenting process, which is used for full time hires to learn the patenting process and federal laws concerning patents.

Washington, United States

Scanned, arranged, and plated COVID-19 human test samples and controls to prepare them for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) purification process. One of first hires for the DC Office. Implemented initial proposed lab and safety procedures. Provided feedback and edits to institute and scale across new network of local and national Curative Labs. Processed a landmark of 1 million tests.

Under Professor Marc Donohue, investigated if and when adsorption compression occurs for CO and other gases at various concentrations. Managed and trained four undergraduates. Developed experiment procedures and programs. Almost daily, troubleshot the equipment failures and worked with post-doctoral candidates to work through the experiment-related issues. Mediated between the other groups who shared our lab space.

Along with another undergraduate, modeled the dissolution of medication in the human body by measuring three or four Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRs) and then compared the data with theoretical predictions. Learned how to create the theoretical mass balance predictions in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.

As part of a group of three, studied the activity of KmPCKA, PEPCKA enzyme from Klebstella michaganesis, on the human microbiome for use in experimentally derived database comparing activity and impact of various enzymes on microbiome, and for eventual practical applications in pharmacology. Induced the recombinant protein into E. Coli cells, produced, purified, and studied the biophysical characterizations of our Protein of Interest using skills like RT-PCR, chromatography, western blot, and spectroscopy.

Conducted research with Dr. Mary Beth Martin at the Lombardi Breast Cancer Center of Georgetown University and listed as co-author on paper entitled “The Role of Calcium Blockers in Estrogen Independent Breast Cancer Cells”. Original research focused on the long-term effects of calcium blockers on estrogen independent breast cancer cells.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

High School Diploma

Master Of Science - Ms, Biomedical/Medical Engineering