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Vista, California, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Consulted on over 15 research projects (bio-design, molecular biology, and electronics) with partners and individuals, leading to securing a grant and a semifinal placement in a design competition, along with delivering over 5 scientific presentations.• Prepared and assisted in the teaching of molecular biology techniques (pipetting, PCR, plasmid cloning, DNA extraction, electrophoresis, aseptic technique) to over 100 class participants and lab members.• Managed inventory, maintenance, purchasing, and freight delivery of lab reagents, consumables, and lab equipment.• Successfully expanded lab membership by 80%, implementing outreach and value adding programing.• Trained all new lab members in chemical and lab safety.• Hosted over 15 events and delivered talks at city-wide events, resulting in new members and resource donations.• Reorganized lab space to accommodate a 100% increase in lab bench usage and a 20% increase in available electrical power.• Promoted engagement on internal communications, leading to a 400% increase in usage, and initiated 2 community lab projects.

• Taught fundamental biochemistry techniques in separation, purification and quantification of biomolecules to over 40 undergraduate students.• Developed introductory bioinformatic modules using PDB and NCBI tools and incorporated Fold.It protein folding software. • Performed FTIR spectrophotometer measurements for student samples analysis. • Calibrated and serviced, Uv-Vis spectrophotometers, pH electrodes and balances.• Prepared analytical grade reagents and supervised over 20 undergraduate students in various chemistry lab courses. • Managed chemical waste and fire safety for all the teaching labs on a given floor without incident.

Brooklyn, Ny

• Authored research on Whispering Gallery Mode (WGM) optical bio-sensors for new coulometric applications to measure the surface charge of individual particles to that of 10% of accepted values.• Developed a technique for a stabilized optical sensor for dynamic microfluidic environment capable of single nanoparticle detection • Performed image and video analysis of nanoparticle speed and trajectories for energy calculations of the sensor.• Processed GB of data using Matlab and Origin software for the capture single particle analysis.• Designed and fabricated in-house equipment for microscopic imaging • Designed optical circuits for particle trapping and latitudinal manipulation.

Los Angeles, California

• Characterized amylogenic-metal protein’s redox chemistries with UV-Vis, fluorescence, LC/MS for Alzheimer’s pathology • Performed trace metal analysis of biological buffers using a graphite furnace atomic absorption instrument• Operated an atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the imaging and characterization of biologicals (proteins, spores) and solar cells. • Explored simultaneous electrochemical/topological duals imaging using an AFM/electrochemistry probe• Cultured and germinated Aspergillus spores to test examine their changing mechanical properties of the membrane • Collaborated on a design of an AFM/electrochemical probe for an Asylum AFM instrument

Greater San Diego Area

• Cultured multi-liter batches of Mycobacterium strains for the extraction of natural anti-tuberculosis compounds • Developed the methods for the isolation of natural products using liquid-liquid extractions and normal/reverse phase HPLC • Purified and identified natural products via NMR and GC/MS • Resolved an anti-mycobacterial compound in an unknown marine bacterium

San Marcos, Ca

• Sputtered gold and silver thin film samples • Analyzed the nano-topographical images of oxides via scanning tunneling microscope (STM) • Electrical measurements of samples

Material Chemistry

Master Of Science - Ms, Biochemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry

With a minor in Spanish

Education record