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• Identify and target mechanisms of innate lymphocyte immunity against M. tuberculosis infection and other infectious diseases• Employ human cohorts, murine models, and systems biology approaches in BSL2 and BSL3 settings to develop strategies and novel approaches to immune therapies and vaccine design• Collaborate with post-docs, medical students, PhD candidates, and Dr. Charles Kyriakos Vorkas, MD (PI)

• Visit patients on various nursing units and provide education on the Patient Portal.• Assist patients with registering for the Stony Brook Medicine Patient Portal.• Conduct patient satisfaction surveys regarding their quality of care and knowledge of treatment plans.• Train new volunteers and teach them about patient education.• Give support to the nursing station.

• Facilitate a positive and productive learning environment• Collaborate with graduate TAs to prepare for lab sessions, ensuring all necessary materials and equipment are available• Provide guidance to students during lab sessions, helping them understand experimental procedures and concepts and address questions related to lab work, theoretical concepts, and problem-solving• Conduct demonstrations to illustrate techniques and procedures, offering clear explanations to enhance student comprehension• Attend regular meetings with lab instructors to discuss upcoming lab sessions, address concerns, and align teaching strategies

• Interact and communicate with patients at end of life or seriously ill.• Offer compassionate support and companionship during a patient's vulnerable trajectory in the hospital and sometimes during their dying stages.• Manage pain and symptoms related to end of life issues.• Feed patients who are unable to do so themselves.• Give support to the nursing station.

• Helped lead and supervise a group of 30+ students in workshop recitation weekly, answering questions and assisting on how to solve problems from classwork, homework, quizzes, and exam questions.• Collaborated with the professor and team of graduate teaching assistants to discuss weekly plans for workshop recitations, improvements of class structure, and how to approach topics in an effective manner for students.• Provided support, study tips, and guidance to students struggling with the course.

• Conducted research attempting to purify and crystallize protein CCDC11 for possible uses in tumor-fighting drugs; participant of LISEF & NYSSEF • Mentor: Michael W. Lake, PhD (Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Protein Purification)

• Forum for scientific conversation• Analyzed & presented published research articles to scientists/researchers• Questioned, challenged, and discussed results

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology & Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, American Medical Women's Association, Mentors in Medicine, American Chemical Society

Regents Diploma With Advanced Designation With Honors

Activities and Societies: Chinese National Honor Society (President), Science Explorers Research Club (Vice-President), Science National.