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• Drafted patent applications for clients• Drafted foreign and US office action responses• Worked with technologies including pharmaceuticals, medical and mechanical devices, life sciences, and materials science• Performed patentability and freedom-to-operate analysis• Interviewed with inventors about new ideas• Interviewed with USPTO patent examiners on office actions and office action responses

• Drafted patent applications for clients• Drafted office action responses• Worked with technologies including pharmaceuticals, medical and mechanical devices, life sciences, and materials science• Performed patentability and freedom-to-operate analysis• Interviewed with inventors about new ideas• Interviewed with USPTO patent examiners on office actions and office action responses

• Drafted patent applications for clients• Drafted office action responses• Worked with technologies including pharmaceuticals, polymers, medical and mechanical devices, microfluidic devices, life sciences, and materials science• Performed patentability and freedom-to-operate analysis• Interviewed with inventors about new ideas• Interviewed with USPTO patent examiners on office actions and office action responses

Inorganic Preparations (CHEM 412/512)General Chemistry II (CHEM 152)General Chemistry I (CHEM 151)• Drafted problem sets and lecture exams• Managed lab inventory and order lab materials• Presented prelab lectures• Oversaw lab work conducted by the students• Assisted students during office hours• Proctored and graded lecture exams• Ensured that students follow proper safety requirements

• Designed and synthesized disulfide prochelators to target the iron metabolism of cancer cells• Characterized synthesized compounds using various spectroscopic techniques• Performed cell-based assays to study the effects of synthesized compounds on cultured cancer cells• Presented weekly updates on projects to the lab group and supervisor• Wrote quarterly and year-end reports summarizing research findings• Published and presented research findings • Trained new post-doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students in the lab• Managed lab orders

• Developed calibration and validation procedures for laboratory instruments• Developed analytical methods for various laboratory techniques• Drafted Standard Operating Procedures to establish regulatory guidelines• Performed wet chemistry procedures• Worked under a Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) environment• Trained new employees

• Developed calibration and validation procedures for laboratory instruments• Developed analytical methods for various laboratory techniques• Drafted Standard Operating Procedures to establish regulatory guidelines• Performed wet chemistry procedures• Worked under a Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) environment• Trained new employees

• Oversaw lab work conducted by the students• Assisted students during lab• Ensured that students follow proper safety requirements

• Helped students understand their coursework• Evaluated the progress of the students over the semester

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Chemistry And French