Potentia is a non-profit educational organization that offers programs to promote technology education, future literacy, digital wellness, and responsible technology use. Through experiential learning, awareness, inspiration, and accessibility, we are bringing this essential knowledge directly to the youth through both the classroom and our customized programs. The students will engage with transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Digital Biology, Virtual Reality… Show more Potentia is a non-profit educational organization that offers programs to promote technology education, future literacy, digital wellness, and responsible technology use. Through experiential learning, awareness, inspiration, and accessibility, we are bringing this essential knowledge directly to the youth through both the classroom and our customized programs. The students will engage with transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Digital Biology, Virtual Reality, and others and be inspired by their current applications. We aim to ignite our students’ imaginations and develop their sense of what’s possible using today’s technologies.At Potentia, we believe that compassion, empathy, self-awareness, curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity are the foundation of a healthy digital citizen. Using our principles of experiential learning, students will learn how to cultivate these traits and more using mindfulness and techniques rooted in cutting-edge neuroscience.By bringing this knowledge to today’s youth, we are inspiring the next generation of innovators and thinkers. Show less

Researching brain network connectivity and predictive modeling to develop precision mind-body interventions such as real-time fMRI mindfulness based neurofeedback and other multi-modal techniques

• Responsible for thawing, maintaining, and subculturing Expi293 and ExpiCHO cell cultures for antibody production• Conducted transfections in Expi293 and ExpiCHO of plasmids for antibody protein production using PEI and Expifectamine protocols • Conducted Gibson Cloning protocols to clone genes of interest into expression vectors and transform into competent E.coli cells for agar plating, colony picking, and DNA scale-up• Scaled and purified DNA using midi, maxi, and giga prep… Show more • Responsible for thawing, maintaining, and subculturing Expi293 and ExpiCHO cell cultures for antibody production• Conducted transfections in Expi293 and ExpiCHO of plasmids for antibody protein production using PEI and Expifectamine protocols • Conducted Gibson Cloning protocols to clone genes of interest into expression vectors and transform into competent E.coli cells for agar plating, colony picking, and DNA scale-up• Scaled and purified DNA using midi, maxi, and giga prep protocols • Responsible for inoculating and maintaining bacterial cell culture as well as maintaining plasmid stocks necessary for antibody production• Conducted proof of concept study to implement Transcriptionally Active PCR technology into protein expression pipeline to allow for the direct use of linear DNA fragments for transfection and functional studies. Leveraged Gel electrophoresis, vector purification techniques, protein A quantitation, PCR reaction optimization, and precise primer design to execute the protocol.• Maintained documentation of all projects using an electronic lab notebook Show less

- Consistently Maintained and operated HPLCs, GPCs, GCs, and FTIR analytical instruments- Responsible for sample preparation to be used for drug elution testing, polymer content analysis, and study protocol testing following GMP guidelines - Responsible for sample preparation, daily testing, and instrumental analysis of the long-term kinetic drug release experiments- Responsible for drafting technical reports of analytical data to be presented to peers and upper management -… Show more - Consistently Maintained and operated HPLCs, GPCs, GCs, and FTIR analytical instruments- Responsible for sample preparation to be used for drug elution testing, polymer content analysis, and study protocol testing following GMP guidelines - Responsible for sample preparation, daily testing, and instrumental analysis of the long-term kinetic drug release experiments- Responsible for drafting technical reports of analytical data to be presented to peers and upper management - Facilitated and created a long-term lab sustainability plan to reduce the environmental impact of the analytical and R&D labs Show less

- Conducted National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) funded research, standard creation, and experimental testing of alcohol detection sensors to be implemented in all motorized vehicles- Responsible for the data analysis of gathered information to predict trends and present relevant information to executives as well as write formal test plans and research papers- Aided in facilitating a successful ISO 17025 Audit- Assisted in creating websites for NHTSA, Automotive… Show more - Conducted National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) funded research, standard creation, and experimental testing of alcohol detection sensors to be implemented in all motorized vehicles- Responsible for the data analysis of gathered information to predict trends and present relevant information to executives as well as write formal test plans and research papers- Aided in facilitating a successful ISO 17025 Audit- Assisted in creating websites for NHTSA, Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), and Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) - Responsible for the formulation of experiments to be used for alcohol sensor analysis- Created learning modules discussing the science behind testing methods (IR spectroscopy, experimental testingprocedure, and the function of the DADSS program) to be taught to middle school-aged students Show less

- Responsible for patient hospitality and transporting patients incapable of walking throughout the hospital- Shadowed head cardiothoracic surgeon; sat in on weekly clinicals and observed several open-heart surgeries

Instructed several classes within which I taught middle-school aged students various STEM-related topics such as web development, wearable technology, innovative thinking, and problem-solving using technology