• Laboratory research assistant @ UC Berkeley DNA Sequencing Facility• Micropipetting, centrifuging and thermal cycling DNA samples in preparation for sequencing reactions• Performing high throughput nucleic acid purification using paramagnetic AMPure bead-based reagents• Collecting and processing customer order forms through online database

• Undergraduate research apprentice @ UC Berkeley Harland Lab• Investigating genes that control embryonic shape change; pattern formation in vertebrate embryos• Injected Xenopus Tropicalis embryos with fluorescent dye leading to gene expression analysis• Laboratory techniques of needle calibration, nanodrop spectrophotometry, autoclaving and gel electrophoresis

• Exploring the potency of ADAM17 substrate TIM-4 as a diagnostic biomarker of HBsAg levels in chronic hepatitis B patients• Western blotting with NuPAGE protein gel, polyvinyledine difluoride membrane transfer and chemiluminescent imaging to detect ADAM17 expression• Immunofluorescent staining of transfected hepatocytes through permeabilization and exposure to conjugated secondary antibodies• Quantifying ADAM17 concentration in Hep38.7 cell lines by extraction of signal intensities on ZENBlue image analysis software

• Proliferated, seeded and harvested umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in two- and three- dimensional culture media• Attended undergraduate-level histology modules on cell morphology, lineage and viability• Applied trypan blue test and analyzed photomicrographs via BetaView to determine cell viability

• Shadowed team of plastic surgeons and histotechnique specialists• Observed culture and administration of adipose-derived stem cells• Studied stromal vascular fraction and platelet-rich plasma processes firsthand

• Interviews with pediatrician and child development specialist• Discussions about public reluctance toward immunization programs• Columnist for hospital’s online journal; published health articles