• Designed and executed process development studies to optimize recombinant protein expression in fungal production system. • Prepare, operate, and clean bench top fermenters of various scales from 1L to 30L.• Operated fermenters using various modes of fermentation including batch, fed-batch, and draw/fill• Prepared media and buffers for fermenter experiments as well as analytic work up.• Involved in all aspects of fermentation from generation of master and working cell banks to operating supporting equipment such as media tanks and analytic instruments to data analysis and presentation• Downstream processing experience: o Buffer exchange using small scale TFF o Centrifugation using swing bucket and continuous discharge tubular bowl machines o Protein purification using chemical precipitation methods and subsequent work up• Use of aseptic technique in handling cell banks, sterile media, and tanks• Filtration using bench top and large scale (>10L) filters for particulate clarification and/or sterilization• Experience using process automation such as fermenter HMIs, process control and data acquisition software, as well as a custom data historian • Drafted and revised SOPs, batch records, and technical reports

• Operate the fermentation process and perform process analytics• Conduct the process flow from upstream fermentation to downstream purification process• Design and perform the media optimization experiment

• Operate the fermentation process and perform process analtics• Conduct the process flow from upstream fermentation to downstream purification process

Assist professional appraiser in discovering, collecting, processing, analyzing property description and data.

• Created a database each semester to collect tutorial activities, analyzed data and completed the annual statistical report• Provided academic and personal guidance to students

• Organized data and equipment in the lab• Held the discussion section each week for students to work on concept and questions

• Provided one-to-one and small group tutoring to students• Helped students to improve problem solving skills and critical thinking