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New York, United States

- Used multiple fluorophores to characterize axes of breast cancer progression, such as glucose uptake, fatty acid uptake, and changes in mitochondrial membrane potential- Led an independent project and developed an algorithm to separate overlapping emission spectra using linear regression- Designed a MATLAB app to measure volume of ablation sites in ultrasound images, going through multiple iterations and learning about the design workflow and user experience

Pearl River, New York, United States

- Developed a mathematical model for in vitro transcription with Julia computational packages- Helped facilitate potential product assessment by meeting with scientific consultants, product managers, and coding proof-of-concept features- Managed database of 3,000+ plasmids for a team of over 20 scientists- Interpreted patent information and experimental data to design and optimize experiments for DoggyboneTM DNA (dbDNA), a novel and scalable mRNA vaccine production technique from Touchlight Genetics

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Pioneered use of micro-electrode arrays in Kosik Laboratory to analyze effects of tau on neuronal networks- Conducted mouse brain hippocampus dissection and cell culture techniques, analyzed data with MATLAB- Presented research in front of over 150 peers and research experts, wrote 15 page scientific paper after learning scientific writing and communication techniques, designed and presented research poster

- Analyzed metabolite data through mass spectrometry and chromatography in order to create a machine-learning model to predict metabolites using retention times and structure- Organized metabolite data library of over 1,100 compounds from chemical standards and lab-run experiments, developed web scraper to collect compound information from Human Metabolome Database

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, Computer Science Minor

Activities and Societies: Asian Students Association, The Flow Reproductive Health Journal, Duke DTech Health-Tech Group Co-Lead, Duke.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Design Editor at Harker Horizon (peer-reviewed scientific journal); Director of Membership at Harker Technology.