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DIABETIC NEUROENDOCRINE PATHWAY RESEARCH
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, NY
- Developed novel ECI tissue clearing protocols in murine pancreatic and pituitary tissues
- Profiled neuroendocrine pathways disrupted by repeated hypoglycemia in diabetic mice
- Utilized immunohistochemistry, murine models, confocal microscopy, ImageJ, and Prism8 analyses
JUN
2018
DEC
2019
02
GLIOBLASTOMA ORGANS-ON-CHIPS RESEARCH
Terasaki Insititue for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA
- Synthesized novel gelatin- and hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels to mimic brain rheology
- Fabricated microfluidic glioblastoma spheroids-on-chip for chemotherapy drug screening
- Performed tensile testing, cell culture, immunocytochemistry, LDH assays, and cell viability quantification
MAY
2022
JAN
2023
03
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INTERN FOR HUMIDIFEYE
AesculaTech, Los Angeles, CA
- Created a qualified clinical database for OUS pilot study data via Excel VBA programming featuring dynamic user and data validation with responsive UI
- Devised and performed cadaveric rabbit study for biocompatibility protocol of hydrogel punctal plug
- Implemented and modified test methods for design and process V&V of hydrogel-applicator system
- Iterated on manufacturing fixturing for hydrogel microdispensing process using SolidWorks
MAY
2023
SEP
2023
04
TEACHING ASSISTANT FOR COMMUNICATIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Led guest lectures and instructed weekly discussion sections using MATLAB and Excel to simulate dynamic action potential firing of a neuron (10 hr/week)
- Provided supplemental instruction and facilitated all exam and assignment creation and grading
AUG
2022
DEC
2023
05
NEURON MODELING PROGRAMMER
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Developed a compartmentalized layer 5 pyramidal dendrite model using NEURON module in Python
- Characterized nonlinear relationships of action potential firing under gamma rhythm background stimulus
JAN
2022
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