Experienced and highly proficient immunologist with 8+ years of experience in human and murine models of autoimmunity and virology. With exceptional organizational, leadership, and communication skills, I am highly motivated to apply my technical and professional skills to advance translational drug and vaccine development in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.Areas of expertise: Immune tolerance, T cell biology, myeloid cell biology, mouse models of diabetes, autoimmunity.Cellular-based assays: Flow cytometry analysis, phospho-flow cytometry, cell sortingImaging: Fluorescent and confocal microscopy on pancreata and isletsCell culture: Mammalian cell culture, primary T cell culture, primary bone-marrow-derived macrophages, and dendritic cell culture, immortalized tumor cell lines, islet cultureIn vivo mouse model skills: Basic mouse handling and injections, viral infections, dissection, tissue harvest, pancreatic islet isolation, mouse husbandry, and colony maintenanceHistology: Cryostat microtome sectioning, immunohistochemistry staining on FFPE sections, immunofluorescent staining on frozen tissue sections, hematoxylin/eosin tissue staining Molecular biology techniques: Reverse transcriptase PCR, quantitative PCR, Western blot, ELISA, multiplex ELISA, protein expression and purification.