• Program Director of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) DRIVe Accelerator• Managed the Washington Innovation Network (WIN) mentoring program for early stage Washington State Life Science and Global Health ventures• Responsible for grant writing, management, and reporting for LSWI• Established and managed the SBIR/STTR Assistance program providing support for applicants to the SBIR and STTR programs• Oversaw additional programs supporting early stage entrepreneurs, including programs focused on health economics and student career development. Contributed to fundraising and sustainability efforts• Organized the 2018 Washington State Life Science Entrepreneurship Summit in collaboration with the Kauffman Foundation and the Value Web. Managed ongoing statewide working groups on entrepreneurial education, funding, collaborations and infrastructure

My role here was identical to the role described above for Life Science Washington Institute. Life Science Washington Institute is a 501(c)(3) sister organization of Life Science Washington launched in Jan 2018.

• Edited scientific manuscripts written by non-native English speakers. More than 400 manuscripts edited for grammar, content and readability.

• Collaborated with lead investigators, research staff, and patent attorneys to facilitate the preparation of new invention disclosures and patent applications• Prepared investigator profiles for the Office of Science Industry Partnership portfolio

• Provided support for program staff in grant-related activities, including grant review

• Research Focus: Cancer biomarker discovery, circulating miRNAs, exosomes, RNA therapeutics• Scientific Management Role: grant writing, progress report generation, mentoring of graduate students, institutional requirements• Laboratory Management Role: SOPs, safety, technician training/mentoring• Author on 3 peer reviewed publications• Research findings presented at 3 international conferences

• Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry• Obtained and managed research funding from national foundations to support my research on Epstein-Barr virus and cancer• Authored 4 papers in peer reviewed journals• Presented research findings at 6 international meetings• 9 invited speaker presentations at academic institutions• Mentored of all levels of scientists from high school students to postdoctoral fellows, including one student through a PhD degree, two students through Masters degree, 13 graduate rotation students, 12 undergraduate researchers, 3 minority science students and 3 high school students• Established an international reputation through platform presentations/posters and invited seminars• Developed successful collaborations with other investigators• Gained significant teaching experience in undergraduate virology, microbiology, molecular biology, graduate viral gene expression, and viral pathogenesis in classes ranging from 10-450 students• Served on numerous committees including the Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry Graduate Program (MBGB) Admissions committee, the Office of of Graduate Studies Diversity Fellowship Nomination Committee and the School of Biological Sciences Honors committee• Served as an ad hoc journal reviewer (Virology, Cancer Letters, Virus Genes) and grant reviewer (Wellcome Trust)• University nominee for Sidney Kimmel Scholar Award and Burroughs Wellcome Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award

Department of Virology and Molecular Biology and Department of Biochemistry• Conducted research on herpesviruses and oncology• Recipient of NIH Postdoctoral Training Award• Published 8 peer reviewed manuscripts ( 4 as first author) and 2 reviews/book chapters• Invited speaker at 7 academic institutions• Presented research findings at 7 international conferences