My involvement in research started when my research professor and I began brainstorming a new project which would take advantage of my education as a pre-medical student and my undergraduate degree in physics. The project uses Raman spectroscopy to differentiate between cancer cell types. I have spearheaded this project from building a microscope which incorporates Raman spectroscopy through to conducting the research and obtaining the necessary funding. I also had the opportunity to give a… Show more My involvement in research started when my research professor and I began brainstorming a new project which would take advantage of my education as a pre-medical student and my undergraduate degree in physics. The project uses Raman spectroscopy to differentiate between cancer cell types. I have spearheaded this project from building a microscope which incorporates Raman spectroscopy through to conducting the research and obtaining the necessary funding. I also had the opportunity to give a slideshow presentation of my research at SPIE Photonics West, which is the largest international biomedical imaging conference. Show less

Helped students better understand the concepts being taught in the different math and science courses they were taking. The list of courses tutored includes: physics, chemistry, biology, human anatomy and physiology, and mathematics up through calculus III and ordinary differential equations.

Performed phlebotomies, directed the flow of the work environment, and ensured all donors felt as comfortable as possible throughout their donation process.