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
