Post-bacc research fellow at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) in the Inner Ear Gene Therapy Lab under the mentorship of Dr. Wade Chien, MD. Working with viral vector gene delivery to treat hereditary hearing loss.

Startup Company Focus: Aiming to solve clinical problems in the field of colorectal surgery

As a lead ambassador:- Working to help initiate new cohort of ambassadors for the following school year - Corresponding with the department for events with ambassador affiliation- Establishing a new online system for which ambassadors may use for planning and scheduling toursAs an ambassador:- Leading tours of NC State’s Hunt Library and Biomedical Engineering facilities for prospective students and family members- Assisting department staff with running information sessions and orientation/commencement events- Promoting the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering to prospective first-year engineering majors

Teaching assistant for Junior-level BME 301 - Human Physiology: Electrical Analysis. Focus of assistant job in grading, running labs, and assisting students with questions relating to class material.

September 2021 - March 2023Undergraduate researcher and Abrams Scholar in the Greenbaum Lab under Drs. Alon Greenbaum and Adele Moatti.Current research looks at drug delivery applications to the inner ear, utilizing techniques such as cell culture, confocal imaging, and immunohistochemistry.——————May 2021 - September 2021Undergraduate researcher in the REDesign Lab under Drs. Donald Freytes and Camilo Mora-Navarro.The research will be associated with the development and use of decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds in regenerative medicine applications. Adjustments for increased efficiency to a bioreactor used for the decellularization of ECM will be done.