I am an incoming associate attorney at Culwell Legal, LLC. Culwell Legal is a law firm that principally practices in the area of immigration law with a focus on asylum.

Drafted patent claims, descriptions, and drawings

Worked temporarily as a legal assistant for Mr. Daniel Ybarra

Biophysics Graduate Program¥ Rotated in 4 labs gaining experience in a variety of techniques including confocal microscopy,
x-ray crystallography, molecular dynamics simulations, and mathematical modeling¥ Kept detailed experimental notes (1-2 experiments daily) and reported findings to lead researcher weekly¥ Daily use of Microsoft Office, Linux, and coding in Python

BYU Biophysics Great Lab¥ Studied 2 papers weekly regarding palmitoylation and oxidation of SNAP-25 in the SNARE complex to better understand vesicle membrane fusion and exocytosis¥ Led team of 10 research assistants preparing and purifying protein samples o Bacterial Culture Growth, Protein Purification, Harvest and Analysis o Techniques: French Press, GST tag purification system, SDS-PAGE¥ Led team of 3 research assistants specializing in fluorescence spectroscopy¥ Trained new team members, organized weekly experiments, maintained schedule, kept detailed notes daily, and reported to lead researcher weekly

Prepared chemical solutions 2-3 times daily, maintained detailed inventory, provided for needs of professors and students, maintained clean and safe environment in chemical stockroom and adjoining laboratories