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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

During my PhD, I led lung B cell studies in a lab with no prior B cell research experience, resulting in a first-author manuscript and 2 grants enabling the lab to continue B cell research. This work identified a novel population of resident memory B cells in the lungs of both mice and humans and demonstrated these cells were essential for immunity to bacterial pneumonia.

Rollins School Of Public Health

In fall 2014, I facilitated the Public Health Preparedness class at the Rollins School of Public Health within Emory University. I collaborated closely with the course professor to plan lectures, work with guest speakers, and write and grade assignments and exams. I did the same during the Spring 2015 semester for the Emerging Infectious Diseases course.

Atlanta

I conducted a literature review and background research on current guidelines for the prevention of legionellosis in nursing homes in the United States and abroad. This work was summarized in a research article I authored in the Journal of the American Medical Director's Association.

Using data from the SEER Registries, I evaluated cancer trends for a variety of major sites using an age-period-cohort statistical model. In collaboration with senior NIH investigators, I used MATLAB and Joinpoint analyses to project cancer trends through the year 2030. This work was presented to the NCI at a poster session, and resulted in a research letter published in the journal Blood, as well as two abstracts accepted at the ASH 2014 conference and AACR 2015 Annual Meeting.

Using molecular biology techniques, I identified insecticide resistance markers in Anopheles mosquito vectors from Africa. This work was important for determining appropriate and effective regional spraying techniques to decrease malaria transmission.

Sikes Lab

I worked on the directed evolution of the enzyme Cytochrome P450 BM3 with the hope of engineering an enzyme producing increased amounts of reactive oxygen species. These ROS may be useful in treatment of disease, simulating defenses produced by the immune system. Simultaneously I worked on characterizing a sensitive and selective probe for hydrogen peroxide that allowed detection of these ROS. My work towards a systematic characterization of the properties of this probe was published in the Journal of Microbial Methods.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Microbiology And Immunology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology

Activities and Societies: Varsity Field Hockey, Alpha Phi Sorority, Community Catalyst Leadership Program, Undergraduate Research.

Masters Of Public Health, Epidemiology

Activities and Societies: Student Outbreak and Response Team, Work-Study at CDC, Summer Practicum at the National Cancer Institute, Public.