• Led a research project focusing on understanding how the epigenome plays a role in regulating the senescence immune response during age-related pathologies and cancer (continued graduate studies)• Reported scientific progress to the NIH for an awarded Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (NCI); Award Number: F31CA250366• Assisted in organizing laboratory equipment and inventory • Organized and presented monthly scientific progress to laboratory members

• Led a research project involving the epigenetic regulation of the senescence immune response in age-related pathologies and cancer• Responsible for daily project design, plan, and execution • Proposed, wrote, and was awarded a Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Cancer Institute (NCI); Award Number: F31CA250366• Presented research project results both internally and externally at national and international conferences in poster and oral presentation formats• Wrote scientific publications for research projects detailing key scientific findings • Collaborated with numerous scientists and contributed to additional projects in the ovarian cancer, epigenetic, cellular senescence, and metabolism fields

• Performed numerous scientific experiments for a project involved in understanding the mechanism of the polyamine transport system in regards to non-melanoma skin cancer • Contributed to a research project that focused on understanding the genetic events of the initiation of sporulation of Bacillus subtilis • Presented scientific findings at an internal conference in a poster presentation format

• Assisted professors with introductory level chemistry courses and in a protein, nucleic acids, and molecular cloning biochemistry laboratory course • Tutored students with introductory level chemistry course