Advisor: Margaux Pinney, PhD- Applying HT-MEK (High-Throughput Microfluidic Enzyme Kinetics) for protein engineering and library screening

Advisors: Mackensie Yore, MD, MS; Whitney Arnold, PhD- Interviewed high-utilizers of the VA emergency department to learn about their lives - Culminated the veterans’ story into a one-page creative write-up and submitted to their medical records and national collection of veteran’s stories

Advisors: Steven Castle, MD; Cathy Lee, MD, MS- Assists 2 geriatricians and rotating geriatric fellows in guiding three 3-hour weekly exercise sessions- Implemented a novel tai chi curriculum during weekly sessions to improve balance and coordination- Collected 15+ physical function assessments of veterans and communicated results to geriatricians- Organizes recruitment activities and general in-house meeting agendas- Studied impacts of pilot prehab program for older… Show more Advisors: Steven Castle, MD; Cathy Lee, MD, MS- Assists 2 geriatricians and rotating geriatric fellows in guiding three 3-hour weekly exercise sessions- Implemented a novel tai chi curriculum during weekly sessions to improve balance and coordination- Collected 15+ physical function assessments of veterans and communicated results to geriatricians- Organizes recruitment activities and general in-house meeting agendas- Studied impacts of pilot prehab program for older veterans undergoing elective cardiac surgeryConferences:William V. Vo, Anne R. Griffin RN MPH, Sophia M. Nguyen, Abigail Vado, Marineh Bojalian MD, Marcia M. Russell MD, Cathy C. Lee MD, Steven C. Castle MD, “Elective Cardiac Surgery Prehab: Identifying 'At Risk' Older Veterans and Providing Prehab Home Coaching Exercise using a Pre-Post Assessment Leads to Better than Expected Outcomes”, California Academic Geriatrics Institutions Inaugural Conference, Beckman Center, Irvine, California, USA, May 31, 2024, Poster presentation. Show less

Advisor: John Tran, MD- Conducts life coaching to pre-diabetes Vietnamese patients as a part of the CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program- Leads weekly lifestyle coaching sessions for 2 low-income Vietnamese patients - Collects patient weight, hemoglobin A1C levels, and exercise data for CDC submissionConferences: Minh-Anh Pham, Nhi Pham, William Vo, Kelly Tang, Brianna Tran, Karen Nguyen, Andrew Nguyen, Richie Chu, Hoang Nguyen, Amy Huynh, Darrence Tran, Nikki… Show more Advisor: John Tran, MD- Conducts life coaching to pre-diabetes Vietnamese patients as a part of the CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program- Leads weekly lifestyle coaching sessions for 2 low-income Vietnamese patients - Collects patient weight, hemoglobin A1C levels, and exercise data for CDC submissionConferences: Minh-Anh Pham, Nhi Pham, William Vo, Kelly Tang, Brianna Tran, Karen Nguyen, Andrew Nguyen, Richie Chu, Hoang Nguyen, Amy Huynh, Darrence Tran, Nikki Ma, John Tran, “Adapting the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program for Personalized Delivery to the Older Vietnamese Population”, California Academic Geriatrics Institutions Inaugural Conference, Beckman Center, Irvine, California, USA, May 31, 2024, Poster presentation.Minh-Anh Pham, Nhi Pham, William Vo, Kelly Tang, Brianna Tran, Karen Nguyen, Andrew Nguyen, Richie Chu, Hoang Nguyen, Amy Huynh, Darrence Tran, Nikki Ma, John Tran, “Increasing Access to Personalized Healthcare: Adapting the CDC’s Diabetes Prevention Program for Culturally-Sensitive Delivery to the Older Vietnamese Population”, Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Association Poster Day 2024, Boyer Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 21, 2024, Poster presentation. Show less

Advisor: Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhDProject Title: “Investigating biomarkers of neuro Covid-19 which correlate with neurologic outcomes in stroke patients”- Analyzes diffusion-weighted MRI images of the brain in stroke patients - Determines DWI volumetric measurements in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients- Reviewed charts of cerebral dissection patients to compile patient demographics, date of symptom onset, CT and MRI results, and treatment plan developed by associated care… Show more Advisor: Alexis Simpkins, MD, PhDProject Title: “Investigating biomarkers of neuro Covid-19 which correlate with neurologic outcomes in stroke patients”- Analyzes diffusion-weighted MRI images of the brain in stroke patients - Determines DWI volumetric measurements in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients- Reviewed charts of cerebral dissection patients to compile patient demographics, date of symptom onset, CT and MRI results, and treatment plan developed by associated care team- Performs data clinical phenotyping of patients enrolled in the EMBARC studyAwards:Lawrence C. McHenry History of Neurology Award (January 2024): “Black Pioneers of Neurology in the United States” Show less

Advisor: Ivan Pushkarsky, PhD- Performed cell culture maintenance and cell reagent preparation- Operated Biomek FX for multiplex and lung fibrosis assay, drug pinning, and cherry-picking of hits- Prepared IC50 drug dilution plates using Biotek Precision 2000- Operated ImageXpress XL and confocal microscope in conjunction with robotic automation for high-throughput screening of phenotypic assay and in-house manufacturing QC- Utilized multidrop liquid handlers for cell… Show more Advisor: Ivan Pushkarsky, PhD- Performed cell culture maintenance and cell reagent preparation- Operated Biomek FX for multiplex and lung fibrosis assay, drug pinning, and cherry-picking of hits- Prepared IC50 drug dilution plates using Biotek Precision 2000- Operated ImageXpress XL and confocal microscope in conjunction with robotic automation for high-throughput screening of phenotypic assay and in-house manufacturing QC- Utilized multidrop liquid handlers for cell seeding, drug loading, and in-house QC of 384-well FLECS assay plates Show less

- Coached a team of 35 athletes through 8 performances and 2 collegiate tournaments—winning 26 gold, 25 silver, and 12 bronze medals across all levels.

Advisor: Dino Di Carlo, PhDProject Title: “Leveraging Core-Shell Microparticles for High-Throughput Functional Microbial Screening”- Microfluidic fabrication of core-shell particles for single cell assay applications, optimized particle fabrication and encapsulation of single cells for high-throughput screening using FACS- Performed the screening of calcium sensing fluorescent biosensors (GCaMP) for identification of improved biosensing applications (manuscript in preparation)-… Show more Advisor: Dino Di Carlo, PhDProject Title: “Leveraging Core-Shell Microparticles for High-Throughput Functional Microbial Screening”- Microfluidic fabrication of core-shell particles for single cell assay applications, optimized particle fabrication and encapsulation of single cells for high-throughput screening using FACS- Performed the screening of calcium sensing fluorescent biosensors (GCaMP) for identification of improved biosensing applications (manuscript in preparation)- Developed a rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) method for profiling pathogen resistance based on antimicrobial response (clinical studies in progress)- Reduced turnaround time under 5 hours with limit of detection 105 CFU/mL- Optimized platform for compatibility with whole-blood samples- Trained fellow undergraduate students to perform independent experiments Show less

Advisor: Hunter Stevenson, PhD- Conducted weekly evaluations of 10 in-house IntelliSep systems- Performed IQOQ procedures including magnification checks and z-axis recalibrations- Executed manufacturing tests and protocols for cartridge lot testing- Collected and documented possible sources of system clogs for RCA