Research: Jefferson Center for Connected Care, Jefferson Autism Center for ExcellenceLeadership: Communications Chair for Future Health Professionals program, President of Ndirande Project for The Story Initiative, President of Child Neurology Club

• Coach ten students in high school biology, physics, calculus, chemistry, and algebra on a weekly basis• Provide ACT and SAT math and science support to four students each week • Collaborate with team members to craft resources and curriculum best suited to aid students• Facilitate discussion with students to improve studying habits and encourage confidence

• Customized individualized strategies to help high school and college students tackle their coursework• Drafted worksheets, study questions, and study aids for students to supplement their classes• Observed students increase their assignment grades from 70% to 92% on average

• Performed lentiviral intra-prostatic injections on mice • Maintained and organized mouse colonies through genotyping and developing breeding strategies to generate mice with genotypes of interest• Produced and titrated concentrated lentivirus incorporating varying plasmids of interest• Contributed to the lab's overall goal of identifying druggable drivers of prostate cancer metastasis

• Supervised twenty Cornell undergraduate students in drafting children books with their elementary school peers• Encouraged students to implement educational psychology concepts in their interactions with elementary school peers

• Mentored incarcerated men at Elmira Correctional Facility through co-teaching ENGL:1010 English Composition• Encouraged students to step out of their comfort zone and develop a positive relationship with writing

• Advocated for accessible student educational resources in the university’s 18 campus libraries• Engaged in meaningful conversation with other members to provide greater access to educational resources

• Checked club-members into their courts and ensured all players are content with service• Scheduled tennis clinics and court time for over 1,000 club members• Collected payments from members, enter payments into transactional system and deposit payments at the end of the day

• Taught the fundamentals of biochemistry to three hundred students in individualized sections• Customized student studying schedules to facilitate their learning and improve their time-management skills• Administered oral and written quizzes to students twice a week

• Delivered weekly academic support to two student-athletes enrolled in physics, biology, and calculus• Presented complicated classroom information to students in colloquial, relatable terms

• Questioned the factors that contribute to the long reproductive lifespan of naked-mole rats• Performed histology and immunohistochemistry on naked-mole rat ovaries• Counted the proportion of germ cells in naked mole rat ovaries of various ages that express markers of pluripotency (SOX2), meiosis (REC8) and apoptosis (TUNEL)• Analyzed the proportion of germ cells present at five different ages and developmental stages and compared this data to previous research performed on mice• Communicated with other lab members and the principal investigator to discuss lab results and new research ideas• Contributed to a paper in progress and will be listed as a co-author

• Studied the response of intestinal stem cells when exposed to stress, disease and aging • Infected Drosophila with various strains of bacteria and evaluated the intestinal response• Performed weekly microscopic dissections on Drosophila with an 90% success rate• Stained intestines with immunofluorescent and mounted them onto the slides • Quantified intestinal gut reparation through pre and post infection measurement of gut length• Gathered skills to handle Drosophila, knock out genes and perform immunofluorescent staining

• Organized a Career Explorations Event at Cornell for rural New York state students• Collaborated with area employers to introduce worthwhile career opportunities for students• Revised the non-profit’s grant proposals while suggesting areas of organizational improvement to increase funding• Performed basic office tasks such as copying documents, scanning files and answering emails

• Investigated repeat expansion mechanisms in the X chromosomes of Fmr1 knock-in mice to study the mutations development into Fragile X Associated Disorders• Analyzed somatic tissue of mice with mismatch repair protein (MLH3) and exonuclease (EXO1) alleles knocked out• Compared the length of repeat expansions in each organ and evaluated differences between male and female mice• Gained mastery of Maxwell DNA Purification, KAPA MIX DNA Purification, Fmr1 Polymerase Chain Reaction (high GC rich PCR), genotyping PCR, Electrophoresis, Data Analysis and Mouse Dissections• Collaborated with Post-Doctoral researchers, research scientists and principal investigators to develop additional research questions• Presented results to an audience of fifteen NIH scientists and received constructive feedback• Collected data for MutLγ promotes repeat expansion in a Fragile X mouse model while EXO1 is protective