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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Assigned to Sanofi working on RNA Sciences team

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

- Lead chemistry classes with >20 students at honors and standard level- Prepare classroom materials such as lesson plans, assessments, projects, worksheets- Track student progress towards learning standards- Communicate with professional learning community, parents, and administrators- Served as an advisor to student clubs and activities

North Easton, Massachusetts, United States

- Taught five classes (three different levels) of introductory chemistry classes (Honors, CPI, CPII)- Created notes, worksheets, labs, quizzes, and tests designed to meet the needs of each specific course level- Communicated with parents about student progress

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

- Enrolled in the Newton Teacher Residency Program- Placement in the science department working with a mentor teacher for the entire academic year (2020-2021)- Taught chemistry lessons with my mentor teacher under multiple modalities including remotely on zoom, a hybrid classroom model, and in-person- Prepared materials for lessons including note sheets.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

-member of the Pentelute group in the Chemistry department-synthesis of peptides and proteins on an automated flow-based peptide synthesizer-analysis of peptides on Agilent analytical HPLC and LCMS-purification of proteins on Agilent MDP system-process development and optimization of synthesis conditions-use of Chemstation, Mass Hunter, and excel for.

RTP, NC

- Analysis of monoclonal antibodies in the strategic analytical testing group- Purity analysis utilizing microfluidic capillary electrophoresis on a Perkin Elmer Labchip GXII system- Analysis of charge heterogeneity by capillary isoelectric focusing (icIEF) utilizing Protein Simple iCE3 Alcott and PrinCE systems- ProG titer testing on Agilent HPLC systems.

Madison, Wisconsin

- Synthesized, purified, and QC tested dye labeled antisense oligonucleotides - Synthesis utilizing ABI 394 synthesizers in small scale and AKTA oligopilots in large scale- Purification on Gilson Preparative HPLC systems and AKTA explorer systems- QC analysis with Agilent HPLC systems, LC-MS, CE, spectrophotometer, pH meter, and conductivity meter.

Storrs, CT

- Research Topic: Studying organic stable isotopic ratios from rock sediments to determine climate conditions during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum in Western North America. - Required extraction using soxhlets, freeze drying of samples, separation using column chromatography and analysis on GC and GC-MS.- Maintained an organized laboratory research.

Smithfield, RI

Tutored middle and high school students in math, science, English, and history.

Newport, RI

- Worked as an intern at NUWC as part of the educational outreach program for two summers.- Worked with students and teachers to promote the importance of a strong science educational program in RI public schools.- Lead a class of 15-20 gifted middle school students in learning math, science, and engineering including the building of underwater.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, Gpa 4.00

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program

M.Ed., High School Chemistry (8-12), Gpa 4.0

Master's in Education, Secondary Education Partnered with the Newton Teacher Residency Program