Dathy Pham
Research and Development Intern
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Operate implanted oxygen generators, monitor daily health, and perform blood sampling tests on laboratory rodents Perform data acquisition and entry, logging with proper documentation and following appropriate protocol Design and conduct quality control tests on oxygen generators, quantifying proper outputs prior to implant surgeries
Experience
Research and Development Intern - Persista Bio - NY
(2026-05)
- Operate implanted oxygen generators, monitor daily health, and perform blood sampling tests on laboratory rodents
- Perform data acquisition and entry, logging with proper documentation and following appropriate protocol
- Design and conduct quality control tests on oxygen generators, quantifying proper outputs prior to implant surgeries
- Maintain mammalian cell lines and laboratory reagent inventories, ensuring consistent quality control and availability
- Synthesize findings into professional written presentations and technical documentation for cross-functional organizational use
- Prioritize and execute iterative weekly assignments alongside long-term R&D and business development projects
Research Assistant - Butcher Lab, Cornell University
(2026-01)
- Produce well-documented MATLAB workflows to quantify mechanical biomarkers for calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD)
- Implement and perform landmark identification and automatic edge detection for heart leaflet segmentation
- Extract endocardial cushion tissue extraction in chicken embryos and quantify heart leaflet biomechanics
- Prepare weekly deliverables presented to mentor for project progress, future action plans, and feedback
Project Team Member, Biomedical Engineering Project - Cornell University
(2026-01)
- Collaborate on a project team to develop a prototype for infant GERD diagnosis under physician and industry sponsorship, participating in biweekly stakeholder meetings
- Translate clinical and sponsor feedback into design requirements and iterative improvements to meet technical and user needs
- Optimize prototype design according to consumer needs and manufacturing standards using Principal Component Analysis
Medical Scribe - ScribeAmerica - NY
(2025-01 - 2026-05)
- Produced accurate, compliant documentation for 8 physicians across Emergency Department to streamline healthcare
- Transcribed information following patient health identification and HIPAA compliance protocols
- Used EHR (Epic) to document prescription orders, lab results, and discharge summaries
- Managed 50+ patient profiles on initial check-up and rounds during 12-hour shifts
Research Assistant - Lab for Animal Social Evolution and Recognition, Cornell University
(2025-01 - 2026-01)
- Collaborated with PhD students on 3 projects: DNA sequencing, behavioral assessments, scent marking analysis
- Dissected and gathered 9 organ/tissue samples to investigate the neurological and aging-related biological processes in 15+ mice
- Led and trained team in conducting mice behavioral assessments to quantify confidence in the presence of novel stimuli
- Used machine learning (Python) to track mice movement across enclosures and compared behavior lab mice vs. wild mice
- Increased efficiency and accuracy of tracking software and created protocol for optimized data collection
- Utilized logging software (BORIS) to track mice behavior to predator odor, observing fight or flight response
- Presented literature reviews and proposed novel research experiments during weekly meetings
Research Assistant - Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychosis Lab, Stony Brook University
(2023-06 - 2024-12)
- Utilized MATLAB to analyze 3 multimodal datasets containing 100+ subjects to identify predictors of schizophrenia and tinnitus, resulting in significant correlation between diagnosis with smoking status, handedness, and race
- Increased overall data analysis efficiency by 40% through organizing and standardizing clinical datasets
- Developed 3D data visualization (Connectome Workbench) to display neurological correlates for schizophrenia symptoms
- Co-authored 3 journal articles guiding future research on identifying key signaling pathways to diagnose schizophrenia
Education
Master of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Cornell University, College of Engineering (2026-01)
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences - Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2023-08 - 2026-05)
