Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. in Bioengineering

2023 - Present

University of California, San Diego

Zengler Lab

Relevant Coursework: Biochemistry, Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, Business of Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomechanics, Neurophysiology, Transport Phenomena, Patient-Centered Clinical Medicine.

B.S. in Bioengineering

June 2021

University of California, Riverside

Relevant Coursework: Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Statistics, Wound Repair, Biotechnology & Molecular Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Bioinstrumentation, Biological Control Theory, Quantitative Physiology.

Experience

PhD Researcher (Zengler Lab)

July 2023 - Present

University of California, San Diego

  • Taking the lead on creating a novel urinary tract microbiome synthetic microbial community as a stable and reproducible model community that can elucidate microbial interactions.
  • Using this model to identify and test prebiotics and probiotics as potential non-antibiotic therapeutics for common but understudied urinary tract conditions.

Venture Analyst

Present

Aquillius Ventures

  • Evaluate early-stage technologies and life science investment opportunities.

Assistant Director of Partnerships

Present

Nucleate San Diego

  • Bridge the gap between academia and industry in the San Diego biotech ecosystem.

Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow

July 2021 - May 2023

National Institute on Aging (NIH)

  • Trained in and evaluated pathologies in mouse kidneys, liver, and heart to analyze mice in the Study of Longitudinal Aging in Mice (SLAM).
  • Optimized antibodies to run immunohistochemistry in a capillary-based machine to analyze liver lysates.
  • Utilized an MRI machine to evaluate the liver and brains of SLAM mice.

Research Assistant (Nanoscale Sensing and Biology Lab)

Aug 2020 - July 2021

University of California, Riverside

  • Analyzed nanopipette electrical sensing experimental data with MatLab to evaluate the excluded volume equation.
  • Derived a new gold-standard excluded volume equation that takes particle shape and surrounding pressure to determine excluded volume.

Research Assistant (Chartron Lab)

Jan 2018 - July 2020

University of California, Riverside

  • Optimized plasmids to induce the expressions of Elastin-like polypeptides within bacteria or yeast cells and secrete them into the media.

Skills & Expertise

Wet Laboratory

Sterile Technique Anaerobic Cell Culture Western Blot Immunohistochemistry Mouse Handling Omics Library Preparation

Computational

MatLab R Python C++ Java HTML Command Line Sequencing Data Analysis

Other Skills & Honors

  • Biohack UCR 2019: Best Project Overall (Alzheimer’s and Dementia Companion App)
  • Aviation: Licensed Private Pilot