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Berkeley, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Berkeley, California, United States

Presented weekly lectures and demonstrations to explain advanced organic and introductory chemistryDeveloped written curriculum suitable for in-person and remote learningProvided individualized technical support for over 400 students over two yearsReceived the Chemistry Instructional Achievement Award for excellence in teaching

Prepared new formulations of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) for RNA editingRemodeled Sanger sequencing analysis by developing a Python-compatible spreadsheet, restoring 15,000 previously inaccessible experimentsProvided technical and legal research and analysis to identify competing gene therapeutics technologyDeveloped and managed centralized databases to track ASO quality control & inventoryPerformed HEK293T transfection, nucleic acid purification, RT-PCR, HPLC, and other… Show more Prepared new formulations of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) for RNA editingRemodeled Sanger sequencing analysis by developing a Python-compatible spreadsheet, restoring 15,000 previously inaccessible experimentsProvided technical and legal research and analysis to identify competing gene therapeutics technologyDeveloped and managed centralized databases to track ASO quality control & inventoryPerformed HEK293T transfection, nucleic acid purification, RT-PCR, HPLC, and other benchwork Show less

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Provided technical support for 30 students synthesizing, purifying, and characterizing metalorganic compounds with mass spectrometry, magnetometry, NMR, UV-vis and IR spectroscopy, etc.Calibrated instrumentation and prepared research equipment before lab

Richmond, Virginia Area

Directed a team of five resident assistants to conceptualize and execute events promoting safety and mental health for over 150 residentsScheduled and ran weekly team meetings, developed agendas, and followed up on action itemsTracked budgetary projections and adjusted projections based on external collaboration contributionsCollaborated with the local police department, university faculty, and volunteer organizations to provide essential training and wellness resources to residents

Richmond, Virginia Area

Worked with Dr. John Gupton to establish three-step syntheses of pyrroles and quinolones.Synthesized highly functionalized pyrroles and quinolones that represent potential drug candidates and marine natural productsPurified and characterized organic molecules through column chromatography, HRMS, NMR spectroscopy, and IR spectroscopyResearch published in Tetrahedron

Richmond, Virginia Area

Boatwright Memorial LibraryProvided research assistance and instruction on how to use library equipment and databasesTrained junior staff on front-desk procedures

Richmond, Virginia Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Worked with Dr. M.G. Finn and Dr. Soumen Das to establish thermodynamic parameters of cytosine deaminase free in solution and encapsulated in VLPs.Designed experiments and analyzed effects of Qβ virus-like particle encapsulation on enzyme stabilizationPurified and characterized proteins via FPLC, Bradford assays, UV/vis spectroscopy, and other lab techniques

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry