Associate Scientist, Upstream Operations - GlaxoSmithKline - King of Prussia, PA
(2022-07)
- Executes production of clinical supplies based on established procedures and protocols and implements improvements with minimal supervision; interprets data and draws conclusions from the data
- Anticipates/recognizes potential problems with equipment and/or supplies, and takes action to solve or prevent problems
- Recognizes potential safety and compliance problems with equipment and/or supplies, and takes action to solve or prevent problems
- Reviews executed load documentation (washer and autoclave), Media Forms, and/or Batch Records prior to submission to Quality Assurance (QA) to insure adherences to cGMPs and proper documentation practices
- Identifies process improvement opportunities with impact on safety, compliance, and efficiency/cost
- Troubleshoots problems in the execution of processing activities; proactively assesses options and impact and communicates to the appropriate decision makers
Intern - Child and Family Health International - Quito, Ecuador
(2022-05 - 2022-07)
Global Health Field Based Internship
- Participated in a five-week capstone course that included approximately 110 hours of hospital and clinic observerships in public and private health organizations across Quito, Ecuador.
- Enrolled into a course that provided 90 hours of Spanish and Ecuadorian language and cultural engagement.
- Created and presented a powerpoint presentation to Public Health officials of Ecuador, summarizing what I've learned, experienced, observed through the lens of several Sustainable Development Goals.
McNair Scholars Program Summer Research Internship - Pennsylvania State University - State College, PA
(2021-06 - 2021-08)
Research under Dr. Claire Thomas on V-type H+ ATPase Levels in Drosophila Larval Guts
- Extended experimentation efforts off Dr. Megan Radyk's dissertation on V-type H+ ATPase in drosophila melanogaster
- Dedicated 360 hours of experimentation over the summer in contribution to the project
- Maintained series of drosophila stocks containing specific genotypes for experimentation
- Performed meticulous gut extractions on drosophila larvae
- Subsequently performed protein gel electrophoresis and western blotting techniques
- Integrated ImageJ/Fiji software for protein quantification via western blotting
- Presented research findings and efforts at the McNair Summer Research Symposium
- Drafted research findings into a final paper that is still in the process of being submitted to the McNair Journal
Volunteer Researcher - Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
(2021-08 - 2022-04)
PlantVillage under Dr. David Hughes at Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Collected data across Kenya that is used in Machine Learning models to predict expected water stress to help African farmers cope with climate change and pests from crops
- Utilized satellite data from NASA to record cassava leaf plant descriptions
- Classified images of locusts and annotated plant disease that directly helped African farmers with data collection
- Noted and reported any irregular findings and descriptions from satellite data
- Made mapped recordings of infected cassava leaf plants that reach 41 million Kenyan farmers on a daily basis
Public Health Ambassador - Health Promotion and Wellness at Penn State - University Park, PA
(2020-09 - 2021-07)
- Communicated Penn State, Back to State guidelines as well as local and government regulations, such as mask requirements and physical distancing
- Distributed COVID-19 packets that included masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer
- Provided other community service assistance in assigned are of campus (indoors and outdoors)
- Served as a friendly and encouraging role model to campus community members to follow COVID-19 guidelines
- Required to complete a training and participate in weekly meeting with supervisory staff
Learning Assistant - Eberly College of Science - University Park, PA
(2019-12 - 2022-05)
Learning Assistant Program for course Chemical Principles II and Biology 240W
- Enhanced the learning environment in Chemistry Principles II (Dr. David Boehr) and Biology 240W (Dr. Micheal Dann) lectures and assist students with collaborative active learning activities as a part of the course curriculum
- Trained through a pedagogy course offered in the semester that focuses on learning and teach strategies to facilitate learning for students
- Held two-hour weekly discussion sessions outside of lecture for students to ask course related questions and assist in exam reviews
- Attended weekly meetings with professors to discuss what students are understanding and what they need more help on during lecture
Volunteer Contract Tracer - PA Department of Health - Remote
(2020-06 - 2020-09)
Contact Tracing under Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Initiated daily prompt communication with PA residents who have been exposed to COVID-19 guided by standard procedures to obtain symptom history – 110 total hours volunteered
- Provided health education, instructions for self-quarantine and guidance to interrupt ongoing disease transmission
- Documented all contact attempts and timeframes in timely manner
- Inputted information and data into SharePoint and Sara Alert system/database for tracking and reporting
- Collaborated and communicated with other contact tracers in the county and registered nurses when confirmed cases of COVID-19 are identified
Mentor - Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
(2020-09 - 2020-12)
Peer-Mentoring Program under The Eberly College of Science Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- A peer mentoring program created to support students of color in science that attended class virtually due to COVID-19
- Guided and acquainted the mentees to Penn State
- Engaged in weekly informal interactions and monthly virtual engagement activities
- Tutored mentees in various STEM related courses
- Balanced weekly check ins with all mentees while taking Fall classes
- Gauged mentees interests with opportunities they can take advantage of while having an online semester
Virtual Summer Research Program Scholar - American Physician Scientists Association - Remote
(2020-07 - 2020-08)
Research under Dr. Melanie Ruffner MD, PhD
- Examined data from a national database of patients with primary immunodeficiencies to try to understand which patients with inborn errors of immunity may have increased eosinophilic inflammation in their GI tract
- Attended weekly mentor check meetings to go over new findings, assistance with data analysis and provide feedback on final poster
- Presented a poster presentation of research at the APSA South Regional Meeting
Executive Board Member | Secretary - Pennsylvania State University - University Park, PA
(2019-08 - 2022-05)
Minority Association for Pre-Medical/Health Students
- Gathered and organized all documents, attendance, and data that is in relation to MAPS members and involvement
- Created and implemented biweekly "MAPS Newsletter" which encompassed various opportunities, events, and information for members to take advantage of throughout the school year
- Transcribed all discussions and information discussed during general body and executive meetings
- Compile, type, copy, weekly emails, announcements, and other necessary communications to members
