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Naples, FL, US

• Founded the SW Florida FSHD Society chapter to raise awareness and build a patient community. Raised nearly $500,000 to date from almost 1500 donations over 4 years. Organized the Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD, with over.
• Founded GenZ of FSHD, a global initiative to encourage youth advocacy and ensure no teen faces FSHD alone.
• Keynote speaker at the 2022 FSHD Industry Collaborative Meeting, bringing together FDA & NIH officials, researchers, stakeholders, and pharma to carve the path forward.
• Partner with biopharmaceutical companies to highlight the patient experience and help design clinical trials. Keynote speaker at several corporate biopharma events.
• Speaker in panels and forums at conferences.
• Guest in telethons and interviews.

Stanford, California, United States

Led a team of 8 undergraduates to develop a novel therapy for FSH muscular dystrophy. As a research group, we were responsible for identifying, designing, and conducting an original synthetic bioengineering project, solving complex global problems and connecting with industry leaders along the way. Additionally, we trained high school interns in the lab.

Palo Alto, California, United States

Shadowed top specialists at Stanford Healthcare's neuromuscular clinics (Stanford Neuroscience Health Center and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital), specializing in rare NMDs including SMA, DM, DMD, and FSHD. Observed patient care, diagnosis processes, neuromuscular exams, and team dynamics in a clinic setting, both in the pediatric and adult divisions..

Stanford, California, United States

Conducting research in the Blau lab with a focus on basic molecular mechanisms of stem cells and muscle and their application to aging, regenerative medicine, and disease. Responsible for uncovering the molecular pathways contributing to age-related muscle degeneration, specifically relating to prostaglandin and related protein expression.

Tarrytown, New York, United States

Responsible for (a) characterizing gene and protein expression in immortalized cell lines isolated from biopsies of patients with a form of muscular dystrophy and (b) developing a high-throughput model for screening inhibitory gene therapy candidates in these cell lines. - Optimized cell culture and media conditions to achieve maximal growth and.

New York, United States

• Worked across two departments (Viral Vector Technologies and Muscle & Metabolism) to leverage antibody technologies to develop targeted gene therapies and observe muscle stem cell activation. Lab skills:
• Cell culture
• Immunofluorescence staining (of fixed tissue sections, myotubes, & single myofibers)
• Single myofiber isolation & adherent culture
• Myoblast culture & differentiation
• Cryostat tissue sectioning

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Conducted novel bioinformatics research with the Lek Lab at the Yale School of Medicine. Used the new complete human genome reference to characterize the D4Z4 repeats responsible for FSHD on the nucleotide level.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: Research fellow; Stanford iGEM; Tau Beta Pi; Stanford Women in Medicine; Stanford Roots; Pi Beta Phi

Quarter Abroad, Ecology And Biology

Quarter abroad studying biology, environmental sciences, and Australian culture on a mobile program with UQ, traveling to various.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Science National Honor Society President & peer tutor; Math National Honor Society Tutoring Coordinator & peer.