Chemical Biology Research Assistant - Boston College - Chestnut Hill, MA
(2025-09)
- Performing computational analysis of TNF-α phage display libraries in Professor Jianmin Gao’s lab, identifying enriched peptide sequences across positional sites.
- Building automated scripts for motif discovery, sequence filtering, and positional enrichment visualization to support ongoing ligand-design studies.
Public Health Research Assistant - Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA
(2025-10)
- Conducting retrospective cohort analyses to identify baseline predictors of early mortality among tuberculosis patients in Peru.
- Applying survival analysis and regression methods to evaluate the impact of HIV status, social class, age, nutritional status, and disease severity on treatment outcomes.
Biomechanics & Biomaterials Research Assistant - Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA
(2022-01 - 2025-06)
- Worked under Professor Zi Chen to publish a peer-reviewed paper in the Proceedings of ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers) IMECE (International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition)
- Finalist in BARDA’s Mask Innovation Challenge Phase II (10 chosen from over 1,400 entries)
Volunteer - Caring Hospice Services - Boston, MA
(2026-01)
- Providing companionship and non-medical support to patients receiving end-of-life care.
- Offering comfort through active listening, conversation, and a calm presence while also supporting families and staff as needed.
Founder - Climate Change Club (C3) - Milton, MA
(2021-10 - 2025-06)
- Led a student-run organization to promote awareness of climate change and its societal impacts by organizing outreach initiatives, including presentations and discussions for underserved communities.
- Delivered presentations on climate change at 15 under-resourced schools, reaching over 300 students and fostering meaningful conversations about climate action and sustainability.
Member - NexGen Coding - Short Hills, NJ
(2020-11 - 2025-05)
- Tutored groups of approximately 20 young students from underprivileged backgrounds remotely, teaching Python programming fundamentals and fostering problem-solving skills.
- Developed engaging curricula tailored to different skill levels, ensuring clear understanding and progressive learning.
Intern for Representative Ruth B. Blaser - Massachusetts State House - Boston, MA
(2023-06 - 2023-08)
- Responded to constituent phone calls and emails, providing assistance and directing concerns to appropriate legislative staff.
- Assisted in drafting statements, correspondence, and talking points on healthcare, environmental, and community issues.
- Researched policy issues, produced reports, and engaged in hearings and briefings to advance legislative initiatives.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Workforce Summer Program - Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Boston, MA
(2023-06 - 2023-08)
- Underwent workforce training by preparing food and drinks, transporting patients, and cleaning.
- Worked approximately 45 hours a week.
Computational Biology Summer Research Assistant - Boston College - Chestnut Hill, MA
(2024-05 - 2024-08)
- Worked under Professor Babak Momeni to conduct comparative genomic analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from skin and nasal passages.
- Processed and organized genomic data using Unix-based command-line tools in Ubuntu, scripting data workflows to enable large-scale comparison.
