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Actively looking for team members! Open positions at all levels. DM me!

Stanford, Ca, Us

Core Responsibilities: • Engineering endogenous signaling pathways of primary human immune cells (T, NK, and B cells)• Establishing a screening method to enhance solid tumor targeting T and NK cells

Stanford, Ca, Us

Core Responsibilities: • Design, engineer, and test immune cell receptors in primary human T cells for the development of novel input/output control of therapeutic cell types.Deliverables:• Developed a drug controlled receptor platform technology for next generation cellular therapies• Developed a valency controllable chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) platform• Co-authored two (2) successful translational research grants (Stanford SPARK, Takeda AIM)• Led a cross-disciplinary team of trainees and scientistsURL: https://med.stanford.edu/qilab.html

Stanford, California, Us

Overview: Stanford core facility to provide unique access to enabling technologies, expertise, and hands on training for scientists and clinicians.Core Responsibilities: • Provide chemistry and medicinal chemistry support for collaboration projects to help biologists and clinicians at Stanford University incorporate medicinal chemistry into ongoing research.• Hit to Lead drug development• Design and synthesis of small molecules and cyclic peptides based on SAR and computation structure analysis. • Interface with Takeda Pharmaceutical medicinal chemistry, structural biology, and ADME research teams.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Core Responsibilities: • Design, synthesis and cellular assay of DNA targeted pyrrole-imidazole polyamides.• Synthesis of radiolabeled small molecules for in vivo imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) in mouse models.Deliverables:• Established in vitro methods to capture small molecule-DNA binding events in prostate cancer cells• Performed in vivo bioavailability studies of radiolabeled drugs for imaging by PET in mice• Lead investigator of a successful multi-university collaboration

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Deliverables:• Synthesis of biologically active protease inhibitor drug molecules• Discovered photochemical and metal-mediated methods to rapidly access cyclobutanoid drug scaffolds• Planned and performed multi-step compound synthesis of natural products

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Teaching Experience: General Chemistry I Lab (Chem 1033), General Chemistry II Lab (Chem 1034), Organic Chemistry I Recitation (Chem 2201), Organic Chemistry I Lab (Chem 2203), Organic Chemistry II Recitation (Chem 2202), Organic Chemistry II Lab (Chem 2204), Advanced Organic Preparations (Chem 4207)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Core Responsibilities: • Helped develop and foster Philadelphia High School students’ interest in science. • Lead instruction and aided in developing student understanding of laboratory skills and fundamental principles of chemistry and laboratory techniques.

Core Responsibilities:• Performed analytical quality control on finished pharmaceutical products• Established GLP and GMP SOPs of new products based on FDA and USP guidelines

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Core Responsibilities:• Performed analytical quality control on raw materials• Established GLP and GMP SOPs of new raw materials based on FDA and USP guidelines• Analytical chemistry, wet chemistry, and electrochemistry assay via SOPs

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry