- Conducted organic synthesis research under Dr. Brian Provencher to synthesize synthetic opioid ligands based off the aryl piperidine scaffold - Responsible for reaction set up, isolation, purification and analysis of chemical compounds

Cell Culture Summer Intern- Summer project focused on raw material evaluations for an upstream commercial process to support a manufacturing site change; data was used to make direct decisions on raw materials to be used for the commercial process at the new facility- Thawing, passaging and scaling up of mammalian cell culture in shake flasks- Responsible for solution and media preparation- Inoculating and running small-scale bioreactors for monoclonal antibody production… Show more Cell Culture Summer Intern- Summer project focused on raw material evaluations for an upstream commercial process to support a manufacturing site change; data was used to make direct decisions on raw materials to be used for the commercial process at the new facility- Thawing, passaging and scaling up of mammalian cell culture in shake flasks- Responsible for solution and media preparation- Inoculating and running small-scale bioreactors for monoclonal antibody production, including daily sampling and data analysis- Presented data at group meetings and participated in internal Pfizer poster session to present summer project work Show less

- Conducted research under Dr. Azam Noori to study plants’ molecular and physiological responses when exposed to silver nanoparticles. - Extensive extraction and measurement of chlorophyll, carotenoids, ROS, and non-enzymatic antioxidants - Attended the 14th International Phytotechnologies Conference in Montreal, Canada to present the results in poster form.

SEA-PHAGES — Howard Hughes Medical Institution- Conducted research alongside Dr. Janine LeBlanc annotating genomes of previously isolated phages using DNA Master tool.