- Spearheaded development of polymer-collagen scaffold replacement design for cadaver-derived dermal graft- Implemented national marketing campaign for S-Core implant- Assisting in a 2 year retrospective clinical review of patient satisfaction with the S-Core implant in condylar knee surgeries

- Designed and engineered recombinant plasmids with P-Cadherin fused to BFP and miRFP, transformed bacteria for plasmid propagation, and validated plasmid functionality using gel electrophoresis. Worked alongside lab technicians, post-doctorate, and graduate students under Dr. Leonardo Morsut- Developed four unique elongation pathways using CompuCell3D to optimize ways to manipulate multicellular elongation structures in silico- Presented results at USC's Bridge Undergraduate… Show more - Designed and engineered recombinant plasmids with P-Cadherin fused to BFP and miRFP, transformed bacteria for plasmid propagation, and validated plasmid functionality using gel electrophoresis. Worked alongside lab technicians, post-doctorate, and graduate students under Dr. Leonardo Morsut- Developed four unique elongation pathways using CompuCell3D to optimize ways to manipulate multicellular elongation structures in silico- Presented results at USC's Bridge Undergraduate Science Program Symposium Show less

- Published DNA barcode of bees on Santa Rosa Island to BOLD-SDP genetic inventory to help CSU Channel Islands track the island's recovering biodiversity- Traveled to Santa Rosa Island for a week and collected 8 bee and ant samples then extracted and purified bee gDNA for sequencing over a span of 9 weeks

- Shadowed several surgeons at UCI Medical Center- Gained skills in suturing, laparoscopy, CPR, & operating the Da Vinci surgical machine- Developed medical innovation project & pitched to industry professionals

- Optimized Standard Operating Procedures for an alternative, and cheaper version of Taq polymerase for PCR - Spearheaded an independent project investigating the characteristics of a potentially novel bacteria and created a poster presentation for Los Angeles Pierce College​- Transformed yeast cells with DNA from DNA library to test the efficacy of antibodies at attacking SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

- Investigated protein families that could make coral skeletal structure more resilient to ocean acidification under Dr. Jeana Drake- Analyzed proteins’ amino acid sequences to predict probability of transmembrane helix, identify transmembrane regions & signal peptides