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Los Angeles, California, United States

Princeton, New Jersey

Los Angeles, California, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Assisted in project design and implementation on imaging projects for over 10 unique projects, helping scientists reach their goals• Offered cutting edge imaging services within the medical school and affiliates including image analysis for wide-field, confocal, and MPE images • Learned interdisciplinary skills in biology, technological development, and data science

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Directly impacted the daily lives of those at risk for, or living with HIV/AIDS through the planning of various events that raised money and facilitated healthy practices • Worked with the Foothill Aids Project to acquire donations for services that include transportation, mental health treatment, medication, etc.

San Diego, California

- Characterized the transition from controlled to compulsive oxycodone use and its comorbidity with hyperalgesia in male and female outbred rats- Identified genes associated with compulsive oxycodone use and the preclinical efficacy of current medication- Participated in lab meetings and literature reviews. - Delivered a formal presentation on my research project at the end of the internship.

Los Angeles, Ca

Participated in a competitive year-long research opportunity, in which I conducted cutting-edge biomedical research experiments related to cell differentiation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.