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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, United States

Redwood City, California

Provided conceptual and technical support for the progression of small molecule and immune-oncology therapeutic development- Developed organoids from patient tissues to recapitulate the cancer microenvironment - Profiled cell lines and human cancer patient tissue for target expression using NGS - Developed primary patient tissue explant models and analyze changes in protein expression after antibody treatment with flow cytometry

Palo Alto, Ca

Perform genomic oncology research focused on the application of Next Generation Sequencing technology (NGS) to improve therapeutic and diagnostic strategies. Highlights of my research include: - Optimization of single color digital PCR (sc-dPCR) assays for SNV detection in circulating tumor DNA- Development of a high throughput method for the optimization of sc-dPCR assays - Optimization of high throughput FFPE RNA extraction and library preparation for NGS - Coordination and execution of a high throughput FFPE RNASeq pilot study

Santa Clara, Ca

Research assistant in a polymer synthesis lab focusing primarily on radical trap assisted-atom transfer radical coupling reactions to form complex polymer structures. - Synthesized and coupled halogenated polymers in the presence of additives and solvents- Performed Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) based analysis - Published findings in peer reviewed journals including ACS Macromolecules

Aurora, Co

Participant in the University of Colorado and Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Health Internship Program. Research assistant in the gastrointestinal immunology department focusing on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. - Induced inflammation in human cell lines- Performed quantitative analysis of endocannabinoid mRNA receptor expression - Imaged tissue receptor expression using immunofluorescence microscopy