• Serve as Study Director for preclinical animal studies• Develop and evaluate feasibility of study proposals and provide recommendations to clients• Establish study schedule and budget, as well ensuring quality commitments are met• Assures that all data are accurately recorded and verified• Collaborate with various teams to achieve project goals

• Designed and optimized experiments to identify reactive T cells to novel peptides and evaluate its function in vitro• Performed primary cell and cell line engineering • Assisted with pre-clinical in vivo experiments• Liaised with departmental labs and provided assistance on cell engineering projects

• Designed and implemented inquiry-based curriculum for undergraduate course• Facilitated the training of 100+ students in microbiological techniques• Trained one to two new teaching assistants per semester on microbiological techniques and class management

• Collaborated with faculty and post-docs on research involving the characterization of RNA binding proteins utilized in DNA repair• Trained in mouse handling and radiation biology• Oversaw the set-up of equipment in newly opened research laboratory• Responsible for ordering of laboratory materials and general equipment maintenance

• Collaborated on multiple research projects with faculty including, but not limited to, (1) examining the effects of stress on telomere length and aging in African-American men and (2) the identification of defects in mesenchymal stem cells isolated from a diabetic host• Trained two undergraduate students in molecular biology techniques• Assisted in the development of sub-cloning protocol for undergraduate genetics lab• Coordinated poster presentation session at undergraduate research symposium