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Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Center for Chemical Regulation and Food SafetyScientific and regulatory consultant for Food Contact Substances, FDA Generally Recognized as Safe submissions, New Dietary Ingredient evaluationsExpert LC-MS analyst for Extractable and Leachable studies, product contaminationExperience in EPA biopesticide/biofumigant/bioherbicide product chemistry analyses

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

NIH/NICHD IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Porter Lab, Section on Molecular DysmorphologyMy primary objective is to model rare genetic disorders of cholesterol metabolism and lysosomal storage. I am actively connecting metabolic pathways with neurodegenerative diseases that primarily affect children. I use numerous technical molecular biology skills at the.

Dissertation title: Vitamin E protects developmental gene expression and metabolic networks in zebrafish embryosPhD awarded in Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 20212020 - 2021 Marion T. Tsefelas Graduate Fellow2018 - 2019 Mark Sponenburgh-Linus Pauling Institute Endowed Fellow2017 - 2018 Provost's Distinguished Graduate FellowMy primary goal was to.

I was a Lead and assist teacher for multiple laboratory sections (10 hrs teaching/week) each term (3 terms, 9 months total) for the BI21X series, Principles of Biology for life science majors. My feedback from students was consistently above average for the course relative to other teaching assistants each term. I also lead weekly preparatory meetings.

Corvallis, Oregon

Investigated the interaction of dietary fat and Vitamin E in clinical cases of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). I performed this work under the guidance of Dr. Maret G Traber.I performed and became an expert in:-Sample preparation for Vitamin E and Vitamin E metabolite extraction and quantification by.

Thesis title: Lipid metabolism and the broiler chicken: Effect of dietary n-3 fatty acids-Fatty acid extraction, identification and quantitation by gas chromatography (GC)-Thin layer chromatography (TLC) separated lipids and lipidomic profiling by UPLC-MS/MS-Poultry husbandry experience-1 first author publication, 1 conference abstract and 1 award winning.

Research focus in immunological method development, specifically to produce a “dip-stick” sandwich ELISA to determine presence of V. tubiashii in ocean water samples. Experience with safety measures in animal sample handling, chemical handling and proper disposal.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Molecular And Cellular Biology

Master Of Science (Ms), Animal Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Zoology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, ASOSU House of Representatives